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soryang

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Mon Apr 6, 2020, 12:52 PM Apr 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Declares One-Month State of Emergency for Tokyo, 6 Other Prefectures

Japanese Prime Minister Declares One-Month State of Emergency for Tokyo, 6 Other Prefectures
By VOA News
April 06, 2020 07:05 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will declare a 30-day state of emergency in parts of the country in response to the rising confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Prime Minister Abe announced his intentions Monday during a televised speech after meeting with a special task force created to deal with the outbreak. Abe said he will formally impose the declaration Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures, including the central port city of Osaka.

The declaration will give local authorities the legal power to call on its citizens to stay at home and to ask schools and businesses to close. Japan’s constitution, which weighs heavily in favor of civil liberties, does not empower the government to impose a mandatory quarantine.


https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/japanese-prime-minister-declares-one-month-state-emergency?platform=hootsuite

Yesterday, the US charge at the embassy advised Americans in Japan to leave or they might not be able to get health care services.
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