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2020.04.16 20:20 GMT+8

Japanese PM expands state of emergency to whole country

Updated 2020.04.16 20:20 GMT+8
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Japanese PM expands state of emergency to whole country

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday declared a state of emergency for the whole country until May 6 over concerns surrounding COVID-19.

"Areas where a state of emergency should be carried out will be expanded from the seven prefectures to all prefectures," Abe told a special meeting of medical experts called to discuss the disease. 

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