[Japon] Japan expands COVID emergency as Tokyo Olympics nears

Auteur : Nikkei staff writers

Production : Nikkei

Diffusion : site de Nikkei Asia

Date : 11 mai 2021

Declaration widens to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures

TOKYO — Japan announced on Friday that it will expand its coronavirus state of emergency to include three more prefectures as the nation struggles to contain rising infections, casting further doubt over the Tokyo Olympics 70 days ahead of their scheduled opening.

Source : Nikkei staff writers, « Japan expands COVID emergency as Tokyo Olympics nears », Nikkei Asia, 14/05/2021. URL : https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-expands-COVID-emergency-as-Tokyo-Olympics-nears (consulté le 14/05/2021)

Voir également :

Source AFP, « Japon : l’état d’urgence élargi à dix semaines des JO de Tokyo », Le Point, 14/05/2021. URL : https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/japon-l-etat-d-urgence-elargi-a-dix-semaines-des-jo-de-tokyo-14-05-2021-2426447_24.php (consulté le 14/05/2021)

Photo « à la une » : Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a geographic expansion of the state of emergency at a coronavirus task force meeting on May 14. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

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