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Japan to Extend State of Emergency Nationwide to 31 May - Prime Minister Abe

© REUTERS / Issei KatoA medical worker collects samples during a simulation for drive-through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Edogawa ward in Tokyo, Japan
A medical worker collects samples during a simulation for drive-through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Edogawa ward in Tokyo, Japan - Sputnik International
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Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed extending the national state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak until 31 May.

Shinzo Abe has said that the state of emergency will be extended in Japan until 31 May.

Earlier in the day, Japanese Economic Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said that the Japanese government was seeking to extend the country's nationwide state of emergency to 31 May.

The government announced a state of emergency in seven prefectures on 8 April and then extended it to the rest of the country. It was due to expire on 6 May.

Japan has reported 15,780 confirmed cases and 544 deaths.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the globe has surpassed 3.3 million, while the global death toll is more than 238,000, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

There have been registered over 77,745 new cases worldwide, bringing the overall number to 3,349,786, per the WHO estimations.

The number of deaths increased by 8524 to 238,628.

On 11 March, the WHO designated the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.

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