[Japon] Abe says Japan at crucial stage for lifting of state of emergency

Auteur : rédaction de Kyodo News.

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Date : 22 avril 2020.

Japan is facing its “most critical time” if the state of emergency imposed over the coronavirus epidemic is to be lifted as soon as possible, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday as he called for a further reduction in person-to-person contact.

Abe stressed the need for people to refrain from going to their hometowns to see their parents and family members during the Golden Week holidays from late April to early May and recommended virtual family reunions online instead.

Source : Kyodo News, “Japan Cabinet OKs reworked extra budget for $1.1 tril. virus package”, Kyodo News Plus, 22/04/2020. URL : https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/04/8dfcf68cb687-urgent-now-is-most-critical-time-if-japan-wants-to-lift-emergency-abe.html (consulté le 22/04/2020)

Photo “à la une” : Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in a meeting of a coronavirus task force in Tokyo on April 22, 2020. © Bureau du Premier ministre du Japon