The world is psychologically worse than going through the current situation with the pandemic coronavirus infection than the great depression. This opinion was expressed by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, reports TASS.
Speaking at the debate in Parliament he noted that “in a sense, psychologically the situation is now more severe than during the great depression.”
The Prime Minister then added that to put an end to the pandemic is possible only by creating vaccines and drugs against coronavirus. “We want to develop an effective vaccine and achieve success,” — said Abe.
On 27 April, in Japan the total number of people infected with coronavirus was 13.6 thousand people (not counting sick on a cruise ship Diamond Princess). Died almost 400 people. In recent days the number of new infections for the first time since the end of March declined below 200.
From 16 April, throughout Japan there is a regime of emergency. It will last at least until may 6. The main objective of measure — to reduce the number of contacts between people and prevent an active trip around the country on the holiday week in late April — early may.
Great depression — the global economic crisis that began in October 1929 with the stock market crash in the United States and lasted until 1939.
