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JUST IN: (Bloomberg) Suga declared a state of emergency for #Tokyo and adjacent areas, trying to stem Covid-19 infections.
The declaration covers the capital and prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, Suga. It will be imposed from Friday until Feb. 7.
JUST IN: (Bloomberg) Suga declared a state of emergency for #Tokyo and adjacent areas, trying to stem Covid-19 infections.
The declaration covers the capital and prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, Suga. It will be imposed from Friday until Feb. 7.
Suga speaking now. He says:
60% of untraceable COVID cases are believed to be from restaurants
Aiming for 70% drop in number of people commuting to work
Covid does not seem to be spreading in schools so will remain open
60% of untraceable COVID cases are believed to be from restaurants Aiming for 70% drop in number of people commuting to work Covid does not seem to be spreading in schools so will remain open
Suga’s plea to young people... (Paraphrasing) Recently more than half of the cases are from those in their 30s or younger. The reality is that even without serious symptoms young people are spreading the virus. So to protect everyone please abide by these measures.
Suga shoots down idea of a second 100,000JPY ($960) universal cash-handout.But restaurants that abide by the 8pm curfew will receive ¥1.8M ($17,400) per month. That’s up slightly from the ¥1.2M ($11,600) given in the previous state of emergency.
What businesses are affected besides restaurants?
Asked to close by 8pm:
Karaoke
Pachinko
Gyms
Museums
Stores bigger than 1,000m2
50% capacity:
Movie theaters
Amusement parks
Not affected:
Internet cafes
Asked to close by 8pm:
Karaoke Pachinko Gyms Museums Stores bigger than 1,000m250% capacity:
Movie theaters Amusement parks Not affected:
Internet cafes
