[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] According to a report by the local private broadcaster News Network NNN on the 25th, the Japanese government is coordinating to lift all emergency declarations and priority measures to prevent the spread related to COVID-19 by the end of this month. NNN cited a senior government official saying that the government recognizes that the COVID-19 situation is close to being lifted.
According to the report, the emergency declarations issued to 19 prefectures and the priority measures issued to 8 prefectures are scheduled to end on the 30th of this month. The Japanese government plans to make a final decision on whether to lift the emergency declarations and priority measures on the 28th after hearing the intentions of local governments and expert opinions. The number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan reached 20,000 in mid to late last month but has recently dropped significantly to the 2,000 range. According to NHK's tally, the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 6:30 PM on that day was 2,674.
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