The government of Japan has announced plans for an early lifting of state of emergency in 39 prefectures of the country, informs television channel NHK.
The regime will continue in eight prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, the report said.
A state of emergency was introduced in Japan because of the danger of the spread of a new type of coronavirus. He had previously been extended to may 31.
According to the Johns Hopkins University, in Japan, was 16 049 cases of new coronavirus infection, of which 678 were fatal. Recovered 8 920 people.
December 31, 2019, the Chinese government announced the outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan. The causative agent is a new type of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19. March 11, the world health organization (who) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
