Japanese Prime Minister Saga announced on the evening of the 7th that the prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures in Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures would be in a state of emergency from January 8 to February 7 and tentatively until February 7.
The government requires people to avoid going out after 20 o’clock, and the restaurant will close at 2 o’clock, but it will not be “locked down” or require schools to close.
According to several Japanese media reports, Toshio Nakagawa, president of the Japanese Medical Association, commented on the emergency declaration expected to be issued on the 7th at a press conference on the afternoon of the 6th that “it is of great significance to medical care” and called on the government to consider the need to extend the state of emergency to the whole country in the light of future circumstances.
He pointed out: “The reality is that [Japan] has reached the point of medical collapse.
The government issued an emergency declaration, as it was when it was issued in April.
It is necessary to restore the national sense of crisis and tension about unknown viral infection. Consider a national release based on the future expansion of infection.”
In addition, he urged all Japanese parliamentarians to “estate by the example of the people” and not to eat together at night during the state of emergency.
Earlier, Japanese media revealed that after asking the public to avoid attending the party, Japanese Prime Minister Saga participated in a multi-person dinner at the end of the year on the evening of December 14.
