Japan sees 390 new cases of the coronavirus
AP Newsroom
April 14, 2020 04:24 MYT
April 14, 2020 04:24 MYT
A tourist wearing a rain poncho and goggles walks through the arrivals area at the Narita International Airport in Nairta, near Tokyo, Thursday, April 2, 2020 - AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Japan had 390 new cases of the coronavirus for a domestic total of 7,645 as of Monday, the health ministry said Tuesday.
The country, which separately had 712 cases from a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo earlier this year, now has a combined total of 8,357 cases, with 121 deaths.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures deemed at highest risks of the coronavirus infection explosion. He has asked the people to stay at home and keep social distancing at as much as 80%,
However, remote working is slow to come at many companies and many people were still seen queuing up at grocery stores and crowding shopping arcades in some areas of downtown Tokyo to stock up on food and other daily necessities during the month-long state of emergency.