Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday the government would liaise with other prefectures and check whether the state of emergency over the coronavirus for the greater Tokyo region should be extended to those areas.

The governors of Osaka and Aichi are expected to request being added to the emergency declaration as infections surge in their prefectures.

The Japanese government declared a state of emergency for capital Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures on Thursday, which starts on Friday and will run through February 7.

(With input from Reuters)