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Visitors walk on a flight of stairs near the Kanda Myojin shrine on the first business day of the year in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, January 4, 2021. Japanese stocks declined on the first trading day of the year following reports of a state of emergency, with the benchmark Topix index falling as much as 1.6%.
Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama / Bloomberg
Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama / Bloomberg
The bulletin reported that Prime Minister Yoshii Suga announced at the LDP board meeting on the 7th that he would issue an emergency declaration to Tokyo and other prefectures to prevent the spread of the new corona virus.
According to Kyodo News, the period is adjusted to about a month and the announcement is expected to be the same day or the 8th. Reported as a story by a government official.
According to Asahi Shimbun, the government is accepting entrepreneurs from 11 countries and regions, including China and South Korea.Regardless of whether or not a mutant virus of the new corona was confirmed, we began to consider suspending it. It is said that the new influx of foreigners will practically stop completely. It comes from various government officials.
Changes in the number of newly infected people.
Source: Tokyo
At a press conference on the 4th, Prime Minister Kan announced that he would consider issuing an emergency declaration based on the New Crown Special Measures Act. Drawing on his experience, he emphasized the importance of reducing the risk of infection from food and drink, stating that “it is effective to focus on a limited amount.”
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that she will hold a video conference with the governors of Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures and request restaurants to shorten business hours to 8:00 pm as an “emergency action.” “I want to match the awareness of promoting strong corona measures. I want to improve efficiency,” he said.
On day 4, 884 new corona-infected people were confirmed in Tokyo. The number of seriously ill patients was 108, surpassing the 105 on April 28 and 29 of last year under the emergency declaration, setting a new record.
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