Japan prime minister, Shinzo Abe, briefs the media
- Will designate 7 prefectures for state of emergency for about one month
- Emergency declaration will not lead to lockdown steps like seen in overseas cities
- Will ensure that economic activity is sustained as much as possible
- Wants to issue the declaration as early as tomorrow
- Will hold news conference tomorrow to explain more to the public
- Plans to announce stimulus package of around ¥108 trillion
- Will spend over ¥6 trillion for payouts to households, firms
Just note that this is Abe calling for the need to announce a state of emergency declaration but it is not an official declaration just yet. It is an announcement of the announcement.
The list of seven prefectures involved in the announcement will be Tokyo, Osaka, Chiba, Kanagawa, Hyogo, Saitama and Fukuoka.
Even if it is just an announcement of the announcement, this is all but a confirmation.
