Nishimura: More prefectures could go under state of emergency : The Asahi Shimbun
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the state minister in charge of dealing with the COVID-19 health scare, responds to questions in the Upper House Cabinet Committee on Jan. 14. (Kotaro Ebara) The state minister in charge of handling the novel coronavirus pandemic said it is possible more prefectures could be added to the state of emergency depending on new infection trends. Yasutoshi Nishimura, the state minister in charge of economic revitalization who also heads the government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, said the state of emergency could be expanded beyond the 11 prefectures currently subject t...
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