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Unlike Korea, which is gradually returning to everyday life, Japan decided to extend the corona emergency by the end of this month. The Japanese government judged that it was almost a month since the emergency was first announced, but that the number of infected people has not decreased as much as expected, and there is still no relief.

I am a correspondent to Yoo Sung-jae, Tokyo.

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Japanese government has decided to extend the corona emergency across Japan, which was set until the day after the 6th, until the 31st.

From the 7th of last month, 7 local governments including Tokyo and Osaka, and from 16th onwards, the emergence of an unprecedented ideology that extends to all over Japan will continue for more than a month.

Prime Minister Abe said the emergency has been extended because of the fact that the number of infected people in each region is still not decreasing as expected.

[Abe / Japan Prime Minister: (Daily) More than 100 people are recovering from being discharged, but it is necessary to further reduce the number of new infections.]

Then, after ten days, an expert advisory meeting will be held again to review the effect of the emergency extension. Revealed.

Considering the situation where the economy has already frozen due to restraint and absenteeism, the number of infected people is relatively small, and local governments that have room in medical facilities have opened their doors to release the emergency even before 31 days.

Also, considering public so-called 'corona fatigue', some public facilities, such as parks, libraries, and museums, which take appropriate measures to prevent infection, decided to allow work to resume sooner or later.

However, the lack of testing, which has been cited as the main cause of the spread of infection in Japan, continues to repeat an existing statement that it will expand its testing ability, and there is still anxiety.

(Video coverage: Chulmin Han, Video editing: Minkyu Jeon)