China News Service, April 6 (Xinhua) According to Kyodo News, senior Japanese government officials revealed on the 6th that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has begun coordinating the issuance of an emergency declaration on the 7th to make it effective on 8th.
On April 4, local time, a shopping mall in Tokyo posted a notice of temporary closure on the weekend. Recently, the number of people diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in Tokyo, Japan, continues to increase, and the government calls on the public to reduce their outings on weekends. China News Service reporter Lu Shaowei
Kyodo News reported earlier that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will decide to issue a declaration of emergency based on the New Coronavirus Special Measures Act (New Crown Special Measures Act) in the near future, with Tokyo and Osaka as the main targets.
Abe believes that the epidemic has spread rapidly throughout the country and has entered a stage of causing serious losses to national life and economy. This will be the first time a declaration has been issued under the law. With the global epidemic constantly spreading, Japan ’s domestic response is facing an important situation.
Abe will consult an advisory committee composed of experts as soon as possible. If the committee believes that the conditions have been met, Abe will issue a declaration of emergency. The move is aimed at avoiding a sudden surge in patients, which has led to the collapse of the medical system.
According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, as of 23:30 on April 5, local time in Japan, a total of 3,858 cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in Japan, and 93 cases died.
Infected persons in the capital Tokyo are proliferating. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 5th that 143 newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed, and the number of infected persons exceeded 117 on the 4th, creating a new high in the number of confirmed cases in a single day.