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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has already been delayed a whole year because of the pandemic Image caption: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has already been delayed a whole year because of the pandemic

Japan is extending its coronavirus state of emergency by one month to 7 March in areas including greater Tokyo, where restrictions had been due to be eased later this week.

The government announcement comes just months ahead of the opening of the delayed Olympic Games in the city, which are due to begin on 23 July.

"Hospitalisation will remain high for some time to come, that is why we have to continue with these measures," Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.

"Each and every one of us needs to change the way we act if we are to contain the virus's spread."

He added that the state of emergency - which gives regional governments more power to enforce rules such as restricting the movement of citizens - could be lifted sooner "in prefectures where the virus situation improves".

President of the Tokyo Olympics, Yoshiro Mori, earlier said that the event would go ahead in the summer "however the coronavirus evolves".

So far, Japan has escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, with far fewer deaths than the tragic numbers suffered in other parts of the world.