Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared on Thursday, January 7 a new state of emergency in Tokyo and its suburbs for a month in the face of the pandemic, while the Japanese archipelago and in particular its capital record contamination records.
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"
We are declaring a state of emergency
" because "
there are concerns that the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus across the country will have a significant impact on the lives of residents and on the economy,
" Suga said during a meeting with a panel of experts.
