government officials say the declaration could happen as early as this week. it s likely to be in place for around a month. the measure will apply to kanagawa, saitama and chiba prefectures as well as the capital. a state of emergency gives governors the legal authority to ask residents to cooperate with their antivirus efforts. currently there are no penalties for failing to comply, the suga says the government will change that. the government declared a similar state of emergency last april that lasted over a month. tokyo governor koike yuriko and other governors requested this move on saturday. she says the central government reacted fast. translator: tokyo and the three prefectures will work effectively and as one on measures of transportation, working from home and flextime. we ll be working closely with the central government. the government confirmed 884 new cases on monday. the number of seriously ill patients reached 108. the figure is the highest to date. me
government officials say the declaration could happen as early as this week. it s likely to be in place for around a month. the measure will apply to kanagawa, saitama and chiba prefectures as well as the capital. a state of emergency gives governors the legal authority to ask residents to cooperate with their antivirus efforts. currently there are no penalties for failing to comply, the suga says the government will change that. the government declared a similar state of emergency last april that lasted over a month. tokyo governor koike yuriko and other governors requested this move on saturday. she says the central government reacted fast. translator: tokyo and the three prefectures will work effectively and as one on measures of transportation, working from home and flextime. we ll be working closely with the central government. the government confirmed 884 new cases on monday. the number of seriously ill patients reached 108. the figure is the highest to date. me
year. she says it could spread rapidly in cold, wintry conditions. she s urging people to stay home as much as possible. she s asking them to avoid the usual year-end countdown events. japan s minister in charge of the coronavirus says the government may consider declaring a state of emergency if the virus keeps spreading. he made the remark wednesday on twitter. he did not specify which areas of the country might be affected. translator: the government may think about declaring a state of emergency. infections must be stopped at any cost. he asked people going back to their hometowns from areas where the virus is spreading to be careful when meeting their elderly parents. he advised them to just greet their parents at the entrance of their houses without going inside. nishimura urged people to avoid meeting people they don t usually meet and delay annual visits to shrines during the holidays. meanwhile, an official at the national center for global health and medicine sa
coverage to his life and achievements. lee had been receiving treatment at a taipei hospital. staff said the cause of death was septic shock and multiple organ failure. president tsai ing-wen called his passing a great loss. she also instructed government agencies to offer his family whatever assistance they need for his funeral and other matters. mainland chinese media also reported lee s death but in a very different way. the global times cited an expert on relations who said lee was traitor to the chinese nation. the state-backed newspaper also criticized his goal of building a state-to-state relationship with the mainland. beijing maintains that taiwan is a p part of china. the u.s. secretary of state offered his condolences in a statement. mike pompeo praised lee for playing a crucial role in transforming taiwan into a beacon of democracy, and he sd the u.s. will continue to strengthen ties with the island. let s take a lookack at his life. reporter: lee was born
he s glad to have an extra year to prepare for tokyo. translator: i want to push ahead so i ll be in good shapes for the olympics next year if they happen. jude doak co-onosho won gold. he s the ace on the japanese team. but his training is restricted because athletes have to practice social distancing. translator: to be honest, i haven t been able to think about the tokyo olympics yet. nonot being able t to t train he me enjoy judo more. the postponement of the tokyo games is expected to cost several b billion dollars. organizers are considering ways to reduce spending in over 200 areas. those include cutting the number of spectators. they plan on focusing on savings in around 50 areas. they re planning to announce the overall increase in costs in the next few months. meanwhile nhk learned the organizing committee of the world event is studying measures to prevent infections. sources say committee officials have more than 400 proposals for antivirus steps. they re