(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 39 Japanese counties lifted state of emergency
China News Agency, Tokyo, May 14 (Reporter Lu Shaowei) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on the 14th that the "emergency declaration" has been lifted for 39 counties across the country, while Hokkaido, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Bing The eight prefectures and counties in the library are maintained.
Abe said that for the eight prefectures that continue to maintain the state of emergency, the state of emergency can be lifted without waiting until May 31 if possible. It is reported that the Japanese government will listen to the opinions of experts again on the 21st to make a judgment on whether the above-mentioned areas are lifted.
On May 4th local time, a store in Tokyo, Japan, conducted a temperature test on customers entering the store. China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
On the other hand, Abe emphasized that if the new coronavirus infection spreads again, it may be possible to issue an "emergency declaration" for the second time, and Abe appeals to the public to continue to cooperate to avoid this. Abe said that there is a risk of the epidemic spreading again, so at least avoid moving across counties as much as possible this month. Return to normal work and life while controlling the risk of infection as much as possible.
On the morning of the same day, the Japanese government held an expert meeting to listen to the opinions of the experts. The experts believed that it was appropriate to lift the "emergency declaration" for a total of 39 counties. It is reported that the judgment criteria set by the experts are whether the number of newly confirmed diagnoses per 100,000 people is less than 0.5 in the last week, whether medical resources are under great pressure, and whether the number of virus detections such as nucleic acid detection has reached a certain number.
On the evening of April 7, Abe issued a "Declaration of Emergency Situations" to 7 prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka at the meeting of the New Coronavirus Infection Countermeasures Headquarters. On April 16, Abe announced that he decided to extend the target of the "Declaration of Emergency" to the whole country, and the implementation period will be May 6th. On May 4, Abe once again announced that the deadline for the "Declaration of Emergency Situations" for the entire country will be extended to May 31. (Finish)