Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to extend the country's state of emergency on Monday until the end of May following a meeting of the government's coronavirus task force later in the day.
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to extend the country’s state of emergency on Monday until the end of May following a meeting of the government’s coronavirus task force later in the day.
Even though Japan has not seen a huge outbreak compared with some global hotspots, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 15,000 and killed 538 in the country, according to public broadcaster NHK. Abe is due to explain the reasoning behind the extension of the state of emergency, which was due to expire on Wednesday, at a news conference in the evening, according to NHK.
The state of emergency gives governors in those prefectures the authority to request residents to stay at home and businesses to close. There are, however, no penalties for non-compliance.
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