senior officials inJapanese government revealed today that governmentprepare to announcesemi-emergencyAdded on request from another 16 provinces from the present.Tokyoand another 15 provinces are under a semi-emergency declaration that empowers each province to issue control measures.outbreakof COVID-19
under such announcement The province can ask for cooperation with establishments such as restaurants, clubs and bars to close early. Limit or refrain from serving alcoholic beverages.
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida ofJapan will discuss with relevant ministers within today to consider adding provinces in the announcementmeasureSemi-emergency and duration of enforcement And it is expected to announce the official decision on Tuesday. After discussion with the advisory team
Tokyo And 12 provinces just entered a semi-emergency state on Friday. For a list of 16 more provinces to be added There are Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Hokkaido, etc.
The government is also considering extending the declaration of a semi-emergency in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures, which came into force from Jan. 9, 65 and ends on Jan. 31. 65 after the patient’s bed occupancy rateCovid-19 in these three provinces is still at a high level
Japan needs to step up measures to contain Covid-19 afterOmicron speciescausing the number of infected people to increase continuously And as of Saturday, there were 54,576 new cases of coronavirus.
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