TOKYO, April 28 — It is too early to consider lifting Japan's state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association said today, adding that it will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympics next year without an effective vaccine. The comments by the head of the...
Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 01:45 PM MYT
The comments by the head of the powerful physician's lobby illustrate Japan's near and longer term concerns as it battles the epidemic that prompted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a nationwide state of emergency through May 6, the final day of a stretch of holidays known as Golden Week. The one-year delay of the 2020 Olympic Games announced last month was a major blow to Japan, which had already spent US$13 billion preparing for the event. As the outbreak has spread around the world, infecting almost three million people and killing more than 200,000, experts have warned that the fight against the virus could be prolonged.
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