THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 24, 2021 at 15:15 JST
Shigeru Omi, center, chairman of the government panel of experts dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic, leaves the April 23 meeting where consent was given to declaring a state of emergency. (Ryo Ikeda)
Health experts are already casting doubt on the likely effectiveness of a new state of emergency for four prefectures that begins April 25, saying the duration is too short to gauge whether the curbs will have worked when the steps are due to be lifted. [Read More]
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