TIL Desk/World/Tokyo/ The Japanese government on Thursday proposed declaring a one-month state of emergency, beginning Friday, for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures in a bid to contain a surge in new coronavirus cases, now running at record levels.
Ahead of a meeting with advisers, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura laid out the government’s proposal to call for the state of emergency for the four prefectures from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7. Restrictions centre on measures to combat transmission at bars and restaurants, cited by the government as key risk areas.
Though still less seriously affected by the pandemic than many countries around the world, Japan saw new daily infections top 6,000 for the first time on Wednesday, according to reports, led by 1,591 positive tests in the capital, Tokyo.
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