Japan to extend virus emergency to March 7 as hospitals strained

Japan to extend virus emergency to March 7 as hospitals strained

Commuters wearing face masks head to work near JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 2, 2021. The Japanese government is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and other regions by one month to March 7 in view of manpower-strapped hospitals amid a surge in serious patients.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000059281
  • Registered date
  • 2021/2/02 10:27:51
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2021 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3968 × 2615 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.20(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Coronavirus In India

    Coronavirus In India

    A man is walking past a mural painting of a face wearing masks amid a sudden surge of the JN.1 coronavirus in Mumbai, India, on January 11, 2024. Nineteen people have tested positive for the JN.1 sub-variant of the coronavirus in Mumbai, according to an Indian media report. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto)

      Japan remains largely masked up on 1st day of eased COVID rules

      Japan's easing of coronavirus guidelines on mask-wearing had little apparent effect on Monday, with many people still opting to stick with the habit that has been entrenched for the past three years amid the pandemic. Passengers step into a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on March 13, 2023, while wearing face masks despite Japan on the same day easing its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing.

        COVID quasi-emergency to cover 34 of Japan's 47 prefs. amid Omicron

        Japan will decide Tuesday to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation's 47 prefectures with the addition of 18 more areas to stem the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Effective from Thursday to Feb. 20, the quasi-emergency is intended to reduce the strain on the health care system and prevent a shortage of essential workers that could result from a surge in infections and close contacts. The governors of the 18 prefectures, including Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo in the Kansai region in western Japan, will be able to request restaurants and bars to shorten their business hours and stop or limit the serving of alcohol. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to make a final decision later in the day on the addition as well as on extending the quasi-emergency curbs that have been in place since Jan. 9 in Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima prefectures beyond Jan. 31 to Feb. 20.

          Japan decides to put Tokyo, 12 more areas under COVID quasi-emergency

          Japan's economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks at a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. Japan decided Wednesday to place Tokyo and 12 other areas under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency, with the capital reporting a record 7,377 new infections as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country.
            8 more Japan prefectures under COVID-19 emergency

            8 more Japan prefectures under COVID-19 emergency

            People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2021. Aichi Prefecture was placed under the COVID-19 state of emergency the same day, along with seven other prefectures.
              8 more Japan prefectures under COVID-19 emergency

              8 more Japan prefectures under COVID-19 emergency

              People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2021. Aichi Prefecture was placed under the COVID-19 state of emergency the same day, along with seven other prefectures.
                8 more Japan prefectures under COVID-19 emergency

                8 more Japan prefectures under COVID-19 emergency

                People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2021. Aichi Prefecture was placed under the COVID-19 state of emergency the same day, along with seven other prefectures.
                  Japan's fight against coronavirus

                  Japan's fight against coronavirus

                  People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2021. The Japanese government decided to place eight more prefectures, including Miyagi, under its COVID-19 state of emergency.
                    Japan's fight against coronavirus

                    Japan's fight against coronavirus

                    People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 25, 2021. The Japanese government decided to place eight more prefectures, including Miyagi, under its COVID-19 state of emergency.
                      Japan's fight against coronavirus

                      Japan's fight against coronavirus

                      People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus walk in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 17, 2021. The Japanese government decided the same day to expand the virus state of emergency to seven more prefectures, including Hyogo, in view of the recent resurgence of infections in wider areas of the country.