Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido declared a state of emergency o...
A passenger wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, gets off from a tram in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 25, 2020. Picture taken February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO - Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido declared a state of emergency on Friday as the number of coronavirus cases rose, asking residents to stay indoors over the weekend. “Hokkaido has been doing everything it can to contain the virus, but the crisis is deepening,” Governor Naomichi Suzuki said at a televised news conference on Friday evening.Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim
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