Japan lifts state of emergency due to coronavirus after 6 months but maintains restrictions

The state of emergency by coronavirus covid-19 on Japan It was lifted today, for the first time in six months that the maximum alert is not in force in any area of ​​the country, although restrictions are maintained to deal with the persistence of the virus.

The Japanese Government decided to end the emergency that was in force in 19 of the 47 prefectures of the country and another lower alert that affected eight other provinces, after the country has experienced a decrease in new infections and hospital availability has improved for these patients.

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The state of emergency in Japan has never been a lockdown. The restrictions, which will be gradually lifted, mainly affect business hours and the activity of bars, restaurants and karaoke bars, as well as attendance at mass events or theme parks.

The lifting of measures, which will depend on the criteria of the local authorities in each area, has the objective of preventing the explosion of a new wave such as that of August, when daily cases reached more than 25,800 in the territory, immersed in the celebration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Since then, the figure has stabilized and 1,576 new infections were recorded nationwide the day before.

The authorities have asked the hospitality sector to maintain a certain reduction in business hours for at least next month and continue to adopt measures for the prevention of infections, such as closing at 9:00 p.m. (compared to 8:00 p.m. set before), but they will be able to serve again alcohol, an activity that was restricted.

The capacity limitation limited by the central government will go from 5,000 to 10,000, so theme parks and sporting and cultural events will experience an increase in visitors.

Despite not imposing confinement, the authorities had asked the population to limit non-essential outings as much as possible, a call that has affected the tourism sector.

Following the announcement of the lifting of the state of emergency, travel and accommodation reservations have increased.

The airline All Nippon Airways (ANA), one of the largest in the country, received about 50,000 reservations on Wednesday (the day on which the decision was made not to extend the alert), ten times more than the average of a month ago, according to figures collected by the Kyodo news agency.

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