Abe declares state of emergency over COVID-19 in Japan

 

People wearing masks pass by a screen broadcasting the news of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's emergency declaration in Osaka, Japan, April 7, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for seven prefectures in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Apart from Tokyo and Osaka, the state of emergency also covers Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Hyogo and Fukuoka. (Kyodo News/Handout via Xinhua)