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A street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture | KYODO
Jiji, Kyodo Jan 20, 2021
Naha/Shizuoka – Okinawa Prefecture has issued its own emergency declaration over the novel coronavirus and plans to ask the central government to be included in a wider emergency measure already covering several prefectures.
The local state of emergency, which took effect on Wednesday, will be in place until Feb. 7, with the Okinawa Prefectural Government calling on residents to refrain from going out for nonessential reasons. The move was announced by Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Tuesday.