Amid a sudden uptick in coronavirus cases, officials in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture have declared a state of emergency — less than a month after lifting a similar order.
Passersby wearing protective masks walk on a snow-covered street in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in late February during the first wave of the novel coronavirus. Now, officials have declared a new state of emergency as cases in Hokkaido spike.Passersby wearing protective masks walk on a snow-covered street in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in late February during the first wave of the novel coronavirus. Now, officials have declared a new state of emergency as cases in Hokkaido spike.
"We are facing a crisis of a second wave in the spread of infections," Gov. Naomichi Suzuki told reporters in the capital, Sapporo. Hokkaido declared a three-week state of emergency in February that was lifted on March 19. The prefecture had begun to reopen schools and was even allowing carefully orchestrated public gatherings.
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