January 4th local time, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiro Kan said that Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures in the Japanese capital circle may enter a state of emergency again this week, and the government is coordinating on this matter.
According to a report by Japan’s Asahi Shimbun on the 4th, in the face of the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus in Tokyo and the shortage of medical resources, officials from Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures met with Yasuya Nishimura, the Minister of Economic Regeneration of Japan on the 2nd local time to urge the Japanese government to follow the previously promulgated “New Influenza” The Law on Special Measures for Responses issued a declaration of emergency again.
According to the report, Yoshihiro Kan said that the Japanese government has now coordinated the direction of issuing another emergency declaration to Tokyo and Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures, and the Japanese capital circle may enter a state of emergency again this week.
Officials in Tokyo and Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures in Tokyo have said they want to shorten the opening hours of restaurants to 8 p.m., according to a previous report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK).
Tokyo will also combine measures such as controlling people flow to minimize the spread of the virus.
According to the report, the Japanese government will make clear whether to declare a state of emergency after listening to the expert’s advice.
It is reported that there are still discussions within the Japanese government on the content of the state of emergency.
