As a precautionary measure against coronavirus infections in Japan, the government has announced a state of emergency in seven more districts. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at a press conference on Wednesday evening. The Japanese government has also imposed new restrictions on foreigners entering Japan. From today, no foreign national will be allowed to enter Japan.
Earlier, on July 7, the government declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three surrounding districts for the second time in a row. Suga said at the time that he did not think there was any need to declare a state of emergency in western Japan, which has populous cities such as Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. However, as the situation in the Corona continues to deteriorate across the country over the past week, he has had to step down. The total number of infections in Japan now exceeds 3 million.
The seven districts under emergency are Osaka, Kyoto and Hugo in the Kansai region; Aichi and Gifu in the Tokai region, Tochigi in northeastern Tokyo, and Fukuoka on Kyushu Island. As a result, all areas of the country except Hokkaido in the north and Okinawa in the far south are now virtually under emergency.Restaurants and bars in those seven districts will be asked to close by 8pm, and various companies will be asked to complete their work at home or take turns traveling to the transportation system so that more than 80 per cent of workers are not present at the office at the same time.
Taiwan and the 11 countries that were previously exempt from foreign entry bans are now also under the ban. This order will remain in force until the situation improves. As a result, Japan is now virtually cut off from actual contact with the world.
Although the idea of hosting the Olympics worked in the prime minister's mind, a recent survey found that about 80 percent of people in Japan do not want the Olympics to be held at a rescheduled time, in July-August this year.
They think that it will not be possible to control the coronavirus infection in that time. And while that is possible, many fear that the coronavirus could return in more horrific forms if travelers from around the world start coming to Japan for the Olympics. As a result, they do not want Japan to take any risks.
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