PM Shinzo Abe has defended his call for schools across the country to close, amid public anger. FMTNews
Hokkaido governor Naomichi Suzuki declaring a state of emergency over the rapid spread of the new virus.
The governor of Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture Naomichi Suzuki issued an unprecedented call in a televised meeting of government executives asking locals to “refrain from going out during the weekend” to prevent further spread of the virus. Abe has also asked organisers to consider cancelling or postponing major gatherings, with a range of events from football matches to concerts already cancelled or rescheduled in recent days.“We made this decision because we regard it as our political responsibility.”
But some experts have recommended closures, with a key member of a government panel earlier saying smaller-scale school closures had helped contain a flu outbreak in 2009. “My company doesn’t offer teleworking, so I’m going to have to take days off,” added another mother. “Financially, it’s very hard.”
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