TOKYO: Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of new COVID-19 cases accelerates across the country, its top government ...
TOKYO: Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of new COVID-19 cases accelerates across the country, its top government spokesman said on Wednesday , amid reports the capital may order public schools to stay closed for a second month.
Japan is already teetering on the verge of recession; a Bank of Japan poll showed the mood of the country's industrial manufacturers at its most pessimistic for seven years.As new virus infections in the capital rose to a daily record of 78 on Tuesday - for a total of more than 500 - calls are mounting for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency that would allow authorities to trigger a lockdown.
Tokyo's education board could meet as early as Wednesday to discuss the plan, the Nikkei business daily said.
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