Some comments by Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe
- Managing to hold off on need for state of emergency declaration
The number of cases in Japan - especially Tokyo - is starting to rise and that is a growing concern for the country that they have to soon take more precautionary measures to try and get ahead of the curve.
Abe insists that a state of emergency declaration will not help much but I think it sends a strong message symbolically, even if they can't legally enforce people to stay at home.
