Day in a row the figure has fallen below 100. Translator we had a string of Public Holidays until wednesday. We will carefully analyze whether this figure accurately reflects the current situation. People across the country were asked to stay at home and refrain from nonessential travel during the holidays. Officials say there has been a 70 to 80 drop in the number of visitors at sightseeing spots. A nationwide state of emergegen was originally due to expire on wednesday, but it has been exextended to may 31st. The Central Government wants tokyo and 12 other prefectures under a special coronanavirus alert to continue minimizing persontoperson contact. The tokyo government is asking shops, restaurants, and entertainment facilities to remain shut or maintain shortened Business Hours until the end of the month. Public schools in the city will also remain closed. Meanwhile, some prefectures where the spread of the virus is limited are gradually easing stayathome measures. Public schools in
Small and mediumsized comompans affected by the antivirus measures. They condition receive up to 2 million yen, or about 19,000 if their monthly revenue has dropped more than 50 compared to last year. About half a million companies, Business Owners and freelancers had applied for the subsidy as of thursday. Around 23,000 of them received the money on friday. Translator i really appreciate it because this gives me some time to think about what to do nenext. But im a afraid the money won last long. If the Current Situation continues, i hope i can get more financial help. The government is also providing all residents with cash handouts of about 940. The whole country is under a state of emergency until the end of may. But government officials plan to hear from experts every week as they consider when to lift that measure in each prefecture. Translator we are particularly focused on how the number of new cases has decreased over the last two weeks. In other words, the weekly trends. Some
Coronavirus outbreak. This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material, and questions to the record subject to the length, limitation, in the rules. Well begin, mr. Secretary, thank you for meeting with us this morning. Weeks ago, we invited you to testify about american policy toward iran, iraq, and the use of force. No one doubts that Qasem Soleimani was a dangerous terrorist, but its important that we look at Foreign Policy in terms of whether it makes americans safer and advances our interests. Weeks later weve seen attacks that have injured more than 100 Service Members, the need to move thousands more personnel back to the region, and derailment of our relationship with iraq and a setback in the fight against isis and iran, again, pushing headlong toward a Nuclear Weapon. You promised the American People that they would be safer and iran would be deterred. So by
And lives in australia the military is on standby as lightning starts even more bushfires. Protesting on into 2020 of the defiance is set to continue in hong kong. And the city of lights and lock this is right now the latest city cheering a new day. Iraqi protesters have taken their rage against u. S. Airstrikes on a shia group to americas Embassy Hundreds of people marched into the heavily fortified green zone and surrounded the embassy in the iraqi capital baghdad some of them managed to storm the compound and set a security post on fire they were angry over some. These u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria targeting a powerful iranian backed group the hezbollah brigades on iraqi soil the incident at the embassy happened as funerals were being held for the fighters killed in the u. S. Air strikes the u. S. Is deploying additional troops to reinforce the Diplomatic Mission its blamed iran for the unrest on tuesday but tehran denies it had anything to do with it simona fulton begins our c
I. Am contesting on into 2020 the defiance is set to continue in hong kong. Iraqi protesters have taken their anger against u. S. Airstrikes on a shia group to americas embassy in baghdad theyre protesting over sundays u. S. Air strikes in iraq and syria targeting a powerful iranian backed group the hezbollah brigades 27 fighters were killed so fulton begins our coverage with this report from baghdad. Angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u. S. Embassy to deliver a stern warning notice. This is a message to trump and to the American Embassy and consulate in baghdad. Watch out you have touched our soldiers and our brothers they set fires at the outer gates as they tried to get inside the Embassy Grounds the situation appears to be escalating now with hundreds perhaps thousand