Japan Makes CCP Virus Emergency Nationwide as Abe Plans Cash Payouts for All

Japan Makes CCP Virus Emergency Nationwide as Abe Plans Cash Payouts for All
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks in front of a monitor displaying an image of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a news broadcast in Tokyo, Japan, on April 06, 2020. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to include the entire country on Thursday and said the government was considering cash payouts for all in an effort to stem the CCP virus outbreak and cushion the economic downturn.

With more than 9,000 infections of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, and nearly 200 deaths nationwide, the government has declared an emergency in Tokyo and six areas including western Osaka, but other regions have sought to be added amid worries about the spreading virus.