Shinzo Abe will suspend Japan’s state of emergency tonight
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will end the state of emergency across the whole country tonight, he said in a briefing on Monday. Much of Japan entered the state of emergency on April 7, as the country tried to rein in the coronavirus pandemic. We were able to end the outbreak in about one month and a half with Japan’s own way," Abe said on Monday
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UK to start easing lockdown restrictions as early as Monday
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that the country could start easing its coronavirus lockdown restrictions as early as Monday. Britain has the highest number of deaths in Europe as the death toll crossed 30,000 on Wednesday. The official announcement will be made on Sunday.“We will want, if we possibly can, to get going with some of these measures on Monday,” Johnson told Parliament
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Erdogan pressured to lock down Turkey amid coronavirus pandemic
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is being asked by national unions and the opposition to impose a lockdown in the country amid an alarming increase in the number of new infections, with 10,827 cases in Turkey less than three weeks after it registered its first case. Erdogan has so far resisted these demands, stating that the wheels of the economy must keep turning, and has called for voluntary self-isolation.
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The US government extends social distancing restrictions
Despite US President Trump's earlier statements, the government has extended its social distancing rules to April 30th. He has also said that they will reveal more information regarding the government's plan to deal with the virus on Tuesday. Trump has said that by June 1st the situation will likely become much better and the country will open up again.
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UK lockdown could last for months
UK lockdown could last for months
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the coronavirus crisis in the country is going to get worse before it gets better and a senior official has said that the lockdown could last for months. The government will gradually lift restrictions as time goes on but this won't happen for some time.
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