Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Sunday the government is looking to lift the state of emergency in 'many of 34 prefectures' that are not among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic before the nationwide deadline of May 31.
FILE PHOTO: People practice social distancing as they wait for a food aid handouts, under a nationwide state of emergency as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Tokyo, Japan May 9, 2020, . REUTERS/Issei Kato
“Lifting the state of emergency in many of 34 prefectures that exclude those under specific cautions will likely come in sight as many prefectures have been seeing no fresh infections lately,” Nishimura said in a debate on public broadcaster NHK. Japan extended its nationwide state of emergency last week to the end of May but said it would reassess the situation at a coronavirus task force meeting on May 14 and possibly lift the measures earlier for some prefectures. [nL4N2CM1ER]
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