This article is more than
4 year oldJapan’s Abe lifts state of emergency, says virus outbreak under control
We had very stringent criteria for lifting the state of emergency. We have judged that we have met this criteria," Abe told a nationally televised news conference.
"Today we will lift the state of emergency nationwide," he said.
Social distancing curbs had been loosened for most of the country on May 14 as new infections fell, but the government was keeping Tokyo and four other prefectures under watch.
The world's third-largest economy has escaped an explosive outbreak with more than 16,600 infections and 839 deaths so far, according to NHK public broadcaster.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS, AFP)
Keywords
Newer articles
<p>The deployment of Kim Jong-un’s troops has added fuel to the growing fire in recent weeks. Now there are claims Vladimir Putin has put them to use.</p>
Bombshell revelation about new Wicked film
Questions loom about TikTok as Trump's cabinet comes into shape
One Direction stars mourn Liam Payne at funeral
Ukraine has fired ‘Storm Shadows’ at Russia – Bloomberg
Zelensky says he opposed Putin-Scholz call
The Most Extreme Cabinet Ever
'Sooner': Zelensky's big call on Trump and war
iShowSpeed Says He’ll Run the 100 Meters at the 2028 Olympics
US will move to break up Google – Bloomberg