basically a kind of counter balance of this growing influence of china over the administration. jimmy lynn and i'm going to in manila. thank you. another 27 co with 19 infections had been confirmed and took us elim pick village. it's the highest staley number since officials began, and in some cases, among people specifically linked to the games see last meats are among those infected. japan's government has proposed extending the corona virus state of emergency in tokyo until the end of august and expanding it to several other regions. a panel of experts is expected to agree on the measure before is formally announce it will apply to 3 perfect years through the olympic or city. and the western prefix. your of a soccer thailand is banding domestic travel to the tourist hotspot of to catch next month. but foreigners vaccinated against over 19 will still be welcome. the resort with islands is that the sensor of efforts to revive the tourism industry, which has been devastated over the past 18 months. highlands are mostly unscathed by the pandemic until recently. thursday reported records dai