Govt. to let all COVID states of emergency lapse

The Japanese government is to let coronavirus states of emergency and quasi-emergency declarations lapse when their current terms expire on Thursday.

quasi-  ｸワｰｽﾞｨｰ    combining form)ある程度の･準･みせかけの

declaration ﾃﾞｸレｲｼｮﾝ n)宣言･声明

lapse　ラｯﾌﾟｽ  v)一時的に衰える  n)一時的に衰える　[原義：すべること]

expire　ｲｸｽパｲｧｰ v)期限が切れる･終了する

The number of new coronavirus cases has dropped significantly.

case　ケｲｽ　n)事件･問題･状態

significantly  ｼｸﾞニﾌｨｶﾝﾄﾘｰ  adv)著しく･かなり