Japan Declares CCP Virus Emergency, Approves Near $1 Trillion Stimulus

Japan Declares CCP Virus Emergency, Approves Near $1 Trillion Stimulus
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, on April 7, 2020. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool via Reuters
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 7 declared a state of emergency to fight new CCP virus infections in major population centres and unveiled a stimulus package he described as among the world’s biggest to soften the economic blow.

The state of emergency, giving authorities more power to press people to stay at home and businesses to close, will last through May 6 and be imposed in the capital, Tokyo, and six other prefectures—accounting for about 44 percent of Japan’s population.