Kyodo news agency reported, citing a source in the Japanese government. The Japanese government is considering declaring a state of emergency in Tokyo and the surrounding three prefectures for a month starting from Saturday, Jan. 9.
The revelation of sources in the Japanese government came shortly after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a press conference today stating that the Japanese government was considering declaring a state of emergency in Tokyo and the three surrounding provinces. After the number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus Continuously increasing during the New Year holidays.
As for last Saturday Tokyo and three neighboring provinces have called on the Japanese central government to declare a state of emergency in the state of the COVID-19 epidemic. After the number of infected people surged Which has increased the pressure on the medical system in the area
The Japanese central government previously declared a state of emergency to deal with COVID-19. In April last year Which covered some prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka before expanding throughout the country And the emergency was canceled at the end of May.
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