COVID-19 | Trains packed with commuters as Japan fully ends emergency
The Hindu
Outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga thanked the people for their patience and cooperation and asked them to stick to their basic anti-virus measures.
Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months as the country starts to gradually ease virus measures to help rejuvenate the pandemic-hit economy as the infections slowed.
At Tokyo’s busy Shinagawa train station, a sea of mask-wearing commuters rushed to their work despite an approaching typhoon, with some returning to their offices after months of remote work.
The emergency measures, in place for more than half of the country including Tokyo, ended on Thursday following a steady fall in new caseloads over the past few weeks, helping to ease pressure on Japanese health care systems.
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