일본 코로나19 확진 235명 늘어 4천804명…오늘 긴급사태 선언<br /><br />Over in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in seven prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka.<br />The measure allows local authorities to order residents to self-quarantine in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.<br />The state of emergency will last through May 6th.<br />"For Tokyo, the region with most patients, the government is going to prepare a medical facility that can hospitalize 800 patients in critical condition.<br />And if necessary, we are thinking about deploying medical staff from the Self Defense Forces to this temporary facility.<br />To reduce the medical burden, the most important thing is not to increase the number of infections.<br />And to do that, the most important thing is to change your social boundaries."<br />The PM also unveiled a record stimulus package worth 9-hundred-90 billion U.S. dollars to help protect the economy.<br />
