Emergency Declared In Japanese Prefecture Hit By 2nd Wave Of Coronavirus Infections

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/13/832981899/emergency-declared-in-japanese-prefecture-hit-by-2nd-wave-of-coronavirus-infecti?fbclid=IwAR0V42QV5myw_AwGjULMdOZ0IsYywEAwbx_7VQ-5Ks2eDZIXSFU3jJ0CEPI

April 13, 20203:09 AM ET


Japan's Hokkaido prefecture, which accounted for the country's highest number of coronavirus infections as the pandemic initially swept through Asia, has seen a sudden uptick in cases, causing government officials there to declare a state of emergency less than a month after lifting a similar order.

The governor of Hokkaido, the country's northernmost main island and the largest prefecture by size, made the announcement Sunday following nearly a week of double-digit increases in cases in the prefecture, according to Kyodo news service.

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