TOKYO, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With death toll in Japan from the COVID-10 pandemic surpassing 100 Sunday, Japan is most likely expected to declare a state of emergency, the first of its kind in the country, on Tuesday.
Japan’s news agency Kyodo, quoted a government official saying on Monday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to declare the emergency state on Tuesday and the order will be effected Wednesday, April 8.
Meanwhile, Anadolu agency reported that Japan’s Ministry of Health in a statement Sunday said that nine more people in the country succumbed to the coronavirus, bringing the number of deaths to 104.
With 143 more people diagnosed with the virus in Tokyo as of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases in Japan reached 4,570.
Since appearing in Wuhan, China last December, the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has spread to at least 183 countries and regions, according to figures compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University.
The data shows more than 1.2 million cases have been reported worldwide, with the global death toll above 69,000, and over 260,000 recoveries.
