China News Service, May 25. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), Japan’s declaration of emergency for nine prefectures and prefectures will end on May 31.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stated on the 24th that while implementing prevention and control measures, he will analyze the epidemic, listen to expert opinions, and decide whether to extend the emergency declaration as soon as this weekend.
Data map: The picture shows the announcement of the extension of the state of emergency being broadcast on a big screen in the streets of Tokyo.
According to reports, in view of the continuous spread of the new crown epidemic, the Japanese government issued a third emergency declaration on April 25 for the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto.
In the past month, the scope of the declaration has been expanded to 10 prefectures. In addition to Okinawa prefectures added on May 23, the declaration for 9 prefectures will end on May 31.
On May 24, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stated at the Liberal Democratic Party’s cadres meeting: “As for how the nine prefectures and prefectures should deal with the problem, we will analyze the epidemic situation and listen to expert opinions while implementing the prevention and control measures. A decision will be made sooner than this weekend."
The report pointed out that more and more opinions within the Japanese government believe that it will be difficult for the epidemic in various parts of Japan to return to the level where the declaration can be lifted at the end of May, and the extension of the declaration cannot be avoided.
In addition, in order to maximize the prevention of the mutated virus spreading in India, there are also opinions that the epidemic should be controlled as much as possible on the basis of maintaining the emergency declaration.
The Japanese government intends to carefully study the extension period when the declaration is extended, and future response measures, before this weekend.