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Japan expands state of emergency to 4 other areas as Tokyo Olympics continueJapan reported 10,687 cases Thursday, exceeding 10,000 for the first time. It has recorded 15,166 fatalities from COVID-19, including 2,288 in Tokyo, since the pandemic began.WorldJul 30, 2021
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Tokyo heading towards ‘explosive expansion’ in COVID-19 cases as Olympics continueNationwide, Japan reported more than 9,500 confirmed cases, also a record, on Wednesday for a total of about 892,000, with about 15,000 deaths.WorldJul 29, 2021
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Will the Olympics set the world back in its fight against COVID-19? Experts weigh inThe Olympic Games, which began last Friday and end on Aug. 8, is taking place at a time where the host city has been seeing a rise in infections for weeks.WorldJul 28, 2021
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Quarantined Olympic skateboarder goes on ‘strike’ for fresh airA Dutch Olympian says she had to protest in order to be allowed a few minutes of fresh air while in quarantine for COVID-19 in Japan.SportsJul 28, 2021
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Tokyo sets new record in COVID-19 cases with Olympics underwayThe new cases exceeded the earlier record of 2,848 set the previous day and brought the total for the Japanese capital to 206,745 since the pandemic began.WorldJul 28, 2021
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Tokyo records new high in COVID-19 cases days after 2020 Olympics beginTokyo is under its fourth state of emergency, which is to continue through the Olympics until just before the Paralympics start in late August.WorldJul 27, 2021
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Canada ties Japan in Olympic soccer as Tokyo sees 6 month high in COVID-19 casesHealth experts on Wednesday warned Tokyo's infections would only worsen in coming weeks as the opening ceremony for the Games is on Friday.CanadaJul 21, 2021
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4 Olympic athletes test positive for COVID-19 as Tokyo Games loomThe Olympic Games, which were postponed last year due to COVID-19, open on Friday with no fans in nearly all event venues amid a state of emergency in Tokyo.WorldJul 19, 2021
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Bianca Andreescu drops out of Canada’s Olympic tennis team due to COVID-19 concernsShe is the second high-profile Canadian tennis player to opt-out of Tokyo, following top-ranked Canadian men's player Denis Shapovalov, who made the same decision last month.CanadaJul 12, 2021
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With waves but no cheers, Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off in JapanAbout 10,000 runners will take part in the four-month relay, which will go through all of Japan's 47 prefectures and visit a public that polls show is strongly against the Games.WorldMar 25, 2021
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