Reports of drastic measures come from Japan, which the government has decided to introduce. According to recent reports, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to extend the state of emergency to the entire country. Previously, the state of emergency operated in seven prefectures of the country., in which the largest number of infected.
reportedly, the state of emergency will allow the authorities to more tightly control the work of enterprises, including their non-working mode. Also, the state will be able to control the activity of the civilian population.. Citizens are prohibited from leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary..
This regime will apply throughout Japan until 6 May. The state of emergency will also affect the so-called "golden week", on which several important holidays for Japan fall at once. Due to the danger of further spread of the new coronavirus, the state authorities of Japan restrict movement around the country.
To protect public order, and additional police patrols are organized to monitor the compliance with the state of emergency. According to some reports, in large cities they are going to use the military for the same purposes.
Sindzo Abe:
The government decided to introduce such measures in connection with the fact, that the number of detected cases in the country continues to grow.
To date, Japan has 8626 cases (more than three times less, than in Russia), lethality is 2,07%.
