By
Isabel Reynolds

‎April‎ ‎5‎, ‎2020‎ ‎7‎:‎35‎ ‎PM Updated on ‎April‎ ‎6‎, ‎2020‎ ‎12‎:‎30‎ ‎AM



Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to declare a state of emergency, media reports said, after coronavirus cases in Tokyo jumped over the weekend to top 1,000, raising worries of a more explosive surge.

After last week saying the situation didn’t yet call for such a move, Abe changed course and will announce the plan as soon as Monday, media reports said. The formal declaration for the Tokyo area will be coming as early as Tuesday, the Yomiuri newspaper reported without attribution. Osaka is also likely to be included, according to Kyodo News and other media reports.

The process for making the declaration picked up pace Monday, with an advisory panel on the virus, which must be consulted before a decision, set to meet at 2 p.m., according to the Nikkei newspaper. Abe is expected to address a meeting of a separate virus task force after 6 p.m.


Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters any declaration would be “comprehensive” and based on the opinions of experts. The declaration could go into effect as Japan’s biggest-ever stimulus package worth 60 trillion yen ($550 billion) is set to be announced Tuesday.



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-05/japan-could-declare-emergency-in-tokyo-by-tuesday-yomiuri-says

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