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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has denied the need to declare another national state of emergency, even as coronavirus infections continue to surge nationwide. | POOL / VIA KYODO
Reuters, Kyodo, Jiji Dec 22, 2020
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has reiterated his stance that there is no need for Japan to call a national state of emergency, even as health care authorities declared their own state of emergency with cumulative coronavirus infections in Japan having topped 200,000.
No snap election until coronavirus brought under control: Japan PM Suga
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he does not plan to dissolve the House of Representatives for a general election until Japan brings the outbreak of the novel coronavirus under control. We should not do it unless we can completely prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Suga said in a recorded TV appearance as infections continued to rise across the country heading into the year-end holidays.
The prime minister s window of opportunity to call a snap election is gradually narrowing as his term as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ends September next year. Lower house members current four-year term ends the following month.
Japan PM Suga denies need for state of emergency as infections top 200,000
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday denied the need to declare another national state of emergency, even as the latest surge of coronavirus cases sent cumulative infections in Japan to over 200,000 and health experts warned that the medical system is becoming strained. People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo s Akihabara area on Dec. 21, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The cumulative number of coronavirus cases in Japan exceeded 200,000 the same day, taking less than two months for the country to log 100,000 new cases after reaching 100,000 infections on Oct. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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