The Saturday editions of all national dailies reported that the GOJ formally decided on Friday to extend the quasi-state of emergency measures currently in place in Osaka and 16 other prefectures until March 6 but lift them in Okinawa, Yamagata, Shimane, Yamaguchi, and Oita on Feb. 20 as scheduled. As a result, a total of 31 prefectures, including Tokyo, will remain under a quasi-state of emergency until March 6.