China News Service, May 14 (Xinhua) The Japanese Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at 6 p.m. local time on the 14th local time that the state of emergency would be lifted in 39 counties of the country in advance.
Data Map: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Based on the infection in the past week or two, the Japanese government decided to lift the state of emergency for 39 counties in the country on the 13th. This also includes five "special warning prefectures" in Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi and Fukuoka "area. However, eight prefectures, including Tokyo, Osaka and Hokkaido, have not been included in this release list because they still have a considerable number of infected people every day.
On the afternoon of May 14th, local time, the Japanese Government ’s Advisory Committee considered the decision “appropriate”, and then after being questioned by the House of Representatives and Congress, Abe officially announced it.
On April 7, Abe announced that 7 metropolitan prefectures such as Tokyo will enter a state of emergency, and on April 16, the scope of application will be extended to all parts of Japan. At the same time, 13 more severely infected areas such as Tokyo and Osaka will be designated It is a "special warning prefecture". On May 4, in view of the fact that the epidemic was not clearly controlled, Abe announced an extension of the state of emergency until May 31.