TOKYO (REUTERS) - Tokyo will ask a range of businesses to close during a month-long emergency to fight the new coronavirus, the governor of the Japanese capital said on Friday (April 10), as the ancient capital Kyoto warned of spreading contagion and urged tourists to stay away.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO - Tokyo will ask a range of businesses to close during a month-long emergency to fight the new coronavirus, the governor of the Japanese capital said on Friday , as the ancient capital Kyoto warned of spreading contagion and urged tourists to stay away.
The governor will stick to her plan to ask a range of businesses, including pachinko parlours and Internet cafes, to close and restaurants to shorten their hours, but bowed to central government pressure to keep department stores, home-furnishing centres and barber shops open, public broadcaster NHK said.
Mr Abe's move came after a jump in coronavirus cases in Tokyo sparked concern that Japan was headed for the sort of explosive outbreak seen in many other countries. KYOTO TELLS TOURISTS TO STAY AWAY The governor of Kyoto prefecture and the mayor of the ancient capital also asked to be included, while urging tourists to stay away from its famous palaces, temples and gardens.
"The tension between Koike and the cabinet will definitely damage the impact of the declaration," said Mr Kenji Shibuya, head of the Institute for Population Health at King's College, London."There is zero chance of achieving 80 per cent."
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