Coronavirus rise in Japan spurs Abe to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, 6 prefectures
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Coronavirus rise in Japan spurs Abe to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, 6 prefectures

Coronavirus rise in Japan spurs Abe to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, 6 prefectures
A growing number of coronavirus cases in Japan has prompted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to announce a state of emergency as soon as Tuesday in Tokyo and six other prefectures in an attempt to slow the outbreak.
Abe's announcement on Monday came as Tokyo reported 83 new cases of COVID-19. “This state of emergency declaration is to ensure the medical care system stays intact and to ask for even more cooperation from the people to avoid contact with each other to reduce infection as much as possible," the Japanese prime minister said. Abe said experts on a government-commissioned task force urged him to prepare to declare a state of emergency, with the COVID-19 outbreak rapidly expanding in major cities including Tokyo, and hospitals and medical staff overburdened with patients.
A growing number of cases in Tokyo have already left doctors and nurses in the city with a shortage of gear and staff, even though Japan only has a small number of cases compared to its neighbors, China and South Korea.
“We could empty out an entire ward and use it just for corona patients, but that means those patients (with other illnesses) will have to go elsewhere,” said a doctor specializing in infectious diseases at a major hospital in the greater Tokyo area told Reuters. “If we can’t do that, it will lead to the virus spreading all through the hospital and lead to a collapse of our medical system.”The prime minister said the state of emergency will cover Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and four other hard-hit prefectures, and will be in effect for about a month.
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