Japan to add Tokyo, other areas to COVID-19 ‘quasi-emergency’ state

Reuters ^ | 04/09/2021 | Reuters

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TOKYO – Japan aims to place Tokyo under a new, month-long “quasi-emergency” state to combat surging COVID-19 case numbers, a minister said on Friday, less than a month after the capital and host of the Summer Olympics lifted a broader state of emergency.

In a meeting with experts, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura proposed a month of targeted restrictions in Tokyo, like reduced business hours for bars and restaurants, along with 24 days of curbs for Kyoto and Okinawa, starting on April 12. That would take the period of restrictions through Japan’s annual “Golden Week” holiday season from April 29 to May 5.

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“The mutant strain is spreading rapidly, and we are extremely concerned,” said Nishimura. BUT BUT in Japan 98% wear masks. What is the problem?

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Not even Godzilla can bail their butts or the Olympics out of this one.