On the evening of April 7th, local time, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an "Emergency Declaration" to seven prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka at the meeting of the New Coronary Virus Infection Countermeasures Headquarters. The areas for this declaration are Tokyo, Osaka, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Hyogo, and Fukuoka. The implementation period is about one month from May 6.
Abe said that the advisory committee composed of experts said that there are currently more severe cases of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus infection, which poses a major threat to the life and health of the people, and the cases of unknown infection routes are rapidly increasing, and the supply of medical resources is facing huge pressure. Abe believes that the rapid spread of the epidemic throughout the country will have a major impact on national lives and the economy. Based on the current situation and based on the newly revised "Special Measures for New Flu and Other Measures," Abe decided to issue an "emergency declaration." Abe said that as the epidemic changes, if there is no need to continue to implement emergency measures, the declaration needs to be lifted immediately. (Editor Chi Hanyu)
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