Okinawa to seek COVID-19 state of emergency
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People have their temperatures checked as part of anti-virus measures before joining an event to view the Olympic torch relay in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 2. | KYODO
JIJI
May 17, 2021
Okinawa Prefecture is preparing to ask the central government to put the southern prefecture under a COVID-19 state of emergency, it was learned Monday.
The Okinawa Prefectural Government is expected to decide formally to make the request at a meeting of its pandemic response headquarters on Tuesday, after holding discussions with local business groups and medical experts.