THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 4, 2020 at 13:30 JST
Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka’s Naniwa Ward is lit up in red after the Osaka prefectural government issued a “red alert” to warn against the rising number of novel coronavirus cases on Dec. 3. (Yuki Shibata)
OSAKA--Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura on Dec. 3 pre-emptively issued a “red alert” for the first time, urging residents and businesses to help prevent the COVID-19 surge from overwhelming the health care system. [Read More]
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