[Japon] Growing fifth wave forces Suga to expand state of emergency

Auteur : Ryusei Takahashi. Staff writer de The Japan Times.

Production : The Japan Times

Diffusion : site de The Japan Times

Date : 17 août 2021

What began in late June as a COVID-19 rebound in Tokyo has escalated within weeks into a nationwide surge, forcing the central government to enact the country’s strictest measures in more than a dozen of its largest prefectures.

Source : Ryusei Takahashi, « Growing fifth wave forces Suga to expand state of emergency », The Japan Times, 17/08/2021. URL : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/17/national/delta-surge-expanded-emergency/ (consulté le 17/08/2021)

Voir également :

Sakura Murakami, Daniel Leussink, « Japan extends COVID-19 emergency lockdown as cases surge », Reuters, 17/08/2021. URL : https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-extends-covid-19-emergency-lockdown-as-cases-surge-idUSKBN2FI06J (consulté le 17/08/2021)

« Japan extends virus emergency to Sept. 12, adds 7 more areas », Kyodo news, 17/08/2021. URL : https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/b0a0d9d76033-japan-to-extend-virus-emergency-to-sept-12-add-7-more-areas.html (consulté le 17/08/2021)

Photo « à la une » : Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (right) speaks at a meeting of the government advisory panel on COVID-19 in Tokyo on Tuesday. © KYODO

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