[Japon] Japan to allow restrictions in 3 regions amid rising COVID cases

Auteur : Rurika Imahashi, Nikkei staff writer

Production : Nikkei

Diffusion : site de Nikkei Asia

Date : 06 janvier 2022

Okinawa, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures ready to impose curbs on activity

TOKYO — Japan is set to allow the governors of three prefectures, including Okinawa, to enact restrictions on social activities as community spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 becomes more prevalent, the government announced on Thursday.

Source : Rurika Imahashi, « Japan to allow restrictions in 3 regions amid rising COVID cases », Nikkei Asia, 06/01/2022. URL : https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-to-allow-restrictions-in-3-regions-amid-rising-COVID-cases (consulté le 13/01/2022)

Photo « à la une » : Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media in Tokyo on Jan. 6: The declaration of a quasi-state of emergency will be the first since he entered office. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)