Japan To Extend Lockdown Till June 6
Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, said Friday, that government would extend restrictions by another month.
The country was initially billed to end it’s one month lockdown by May 6 (since April 7).
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But Abe said that initial restrictions were only effective in seven regions, adding that there was need to extend it so that the nation could be safe from the Coronavirus pandemic.
“After receiving this report from the panel of experts, I asked Minister Nishimura to use extending the current framework of the state of emergency by about one month as the base scenario for swiftly drafting plans that will fit the needs of the regions,” he said.
In a tweet on Friday, Abe also said it was going to be difficult decision but added that expert views suggest citizens should be patient for a while as the country attempts to flatten the curve.
Meanwhile, he said that after the expiration date of the initial restrictions on May 6, he would rely on expert opinions to decide how the extension would work.
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Straitstimes reports that an extension of the state of emergency had been widely expected, despite the comparatively small scale of the outbreak in Japan, with nearly 14,300 infections recorded and 432 deaths so far.
