Former Prime Minister Nakasone decides to postpone joint funeral February 25 11:52 due to spread of new virus
As the outbreak of the new coronavirus spreads, the government has decided at a cabinet meeting on March 25 that postponement of the joint funeral of Yasuhiro Nakasone and former Prime Minister scheduled for next month will be postponed for the time being.
The joint burial of the cabinet of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuhiro Nakasone, who died last year, and the Liberal Democratic Party is scheduled to take place on March 15 with the participation of government officials, members of the Diet, and the general public.
However, in light of the spread of the new coronavirus, the government has decided to postpone the joint burial of former Prime Minister Nakasone for the time being at a cabinet meeting on May 25.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said, "Taking into account the expected size of attendees, we have decided to postpone for a while from the perspective of preventing a new type of coronavirus infection."
Then, on the specific schedule after the postponement, he checked the infection status of the new coronavirus and showed that he would adjust again with the bereaved family.