Coronavirus is wreaking havoc in Japan. In view of increasing corona cases, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to declare a state of emergency Thursday for Tokyo and adjacent areas.
The emergency will be imposed in the capital and the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, and is likely to be imposed from Friday until Feb. 7. Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said that the emergency will be revoked when the cases goes down.
Over 2,000 cases of coronavirus Thursday in Tokyo, broadcaster NHK reported. After the new decision, people will be asked to avoid going out only after 8 p.m. and bars and restaurants will be instructed to close at that time. Authorities can’t enforce compliance for now, though Suga is seeking to amend the law to add penalties for businesses that don’t abide by government measures and formalize incentives for those that do.
Talking about global cases, The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 87 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.88 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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