Tokyo: Japan announced to keep Osaka and two other areas under the ambit of new measures to control the Corona Virus as infection cases increased here about four months before the Tokyo Olympics. Have been. Daily cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Osaka, nearby Hyogo, and Miyagi in early March after Japan relaxed the partial and non-binding emergency launched in January. . Japan lifted the emergency on March 21 in the area of Tokyo.
The emergency was aimed at reducing cases of corona infection and reducing pressure on health workers treating Covid-19 patients. Experts had expressed concern over the rapidly growing cases in Osaka, many of which were related to the redesign of the virus from Britain and also the increasing pressure on health services. In a meeting of the Government Task Force, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set the status of pre-emergency status for the three areas under the new Comprehensive Prevention Act from Monday next Monday. This measure will be applicable till May 5 here.
Suga said, “The purpose of these measures is to prevent further spread of infection so that we do not have to declare another emergency.” An international figure skating championship is scheduled to take place in Osaka City on April 15-18, in which participants from five countries will take part. The Olympic Torch is scheduled to pass from Osaka City in two weeks.
