[Japon] Japan looks to declare COVID quasi-emergency in Tokyo, vicinity

Auteur : rédaction de Kyodo News

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Date : 17 janvier 2022

The Japanese government is nearing a decision to declare a quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo and three nearby prefectures amid a rapid increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases in the region, a government source said Monday.

Source : « Japan looks to declare COVID quasi-emergency in Tokyo, vicinity », Kyodo news, 17/01/2022. URL : https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/01/94c809a47a55-urgent-govt-eyes-covid-quasi-emergency-for-tokyo-vicinity-source.html (consulté le 17/01/2022)

Photo « à la une » : People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Tokyo’s Ginza area on Jan. 17, 2022. Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures agreed the same day to jointly ask the central government to place the area under a quasi-state of emergency in an attempt to curb surging COVID-19 cases. (Kyodo)