Japan Considers Extension of Covid Emergency as Economy Sputters Bloomberg 1/02/2021 Yoshiaki Nohara
(Bloomberg) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga looks set to extend a state of emergency for major metropolitan areas that will inflict more pain on the economy, as he tries to stem the latest wave of Covid-19 cases and reverse a fall in public support.
The emergency covering 11 areas including Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya has helped halt a rapid acceleration of virus cases threatening the developed world’s oldest population. While infection numbers have started to drop under the guidelines, Suga’s government has said the number of cases remains worryingly high.
Japan Expands Virus Emergency to Cover 60% of Economy Bloomberg 13/01/2021 Gearoid Reidy and Isabel Reynolds
(Bloomberg) Japan expanded its state of emergency beyond the Tokyo region to encompass the country’s other main economic hubs including Osaka, as it battles to contain a record surge in coronavirus cases.
The government is adding seven more prefectures to the existing emergency declaration, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told his virus task force on Wednesday.
“We are expanding the designated areas to prevent the expansion of the infection throughout the country,” Suga told a later news conference. He said bars and restaurants in the seven prefectures would be asked to close by 8 p.m. and remote work would be encouraged, in line with rules applied in Tokyo.
Japan Expands Virus Emergency to Cover 60% of Economy Bloomberg 1/13/2021 Gearoid Reidy and Isabel Reynolds
(Bloomberg) Japan expanded its state of emergency beyond the Tokyo region to encompass the country’s other main economic hubs including Osaka, as it battles to contain a record surge in coronavirus cases.
The government is adding seven more prefectures to the existing emergency declaration, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told his virus task force on Wednesday.
“We are expanding the designated areas to prevent the expansion of the infection throughout the country,” Suga told a later news conference. He said bars and restaurants in the seven prefectures would be asked to close by 8 p.m. and remote work would be encouraged, in line with rules applied in Tokyo.