TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday that emergency response measures would be taken in the Osaka area to prevent spread of the coronavirus.
The measures would last from April 5 until May 5, said Nishimura, who also heads the nation’s COVID-19 response.
The Osaka prefectural governor sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a fresh wave of infections that could become the worst yet for the area.
(Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Tom Hogue)
