Govt to extend pandemic-related measures through March 21 in 18 prefs.
![](https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/fc5133873768d6e660125b142b852e0d.jpg)
Pedestrians cross an intersection in Tokyo’s Ginza district in mid-February.
17:34 JST, March 3, 2022
The government decided Thursday to extend quasi-emergency priority measures until March 21 in 18 of the 31 prefectures where pandemic-related restrictions are currently in place.
The measures are scheduled to end on Sunday in the remaining 13 prefectures.
The decision will be finalized Friday by the government’s pandemic task force.
Although the government had aimed to end the measures nationwide on Sunday, the decision to partially extend the period was prompted by high hospital occupancy rates in some areas, especially in large cities.
The extension will apply to Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Aomori, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Ishikawa, Shizuoka, Gifu, Aichi, Hyogo, Kagawa and Kumamoto prefectures.
The measures will end Sunday in Fukushima, Niigata, Nagano, Mie, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Kochi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.
"Society" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Japan Court OKs Sex Change without Surgery
-
3 Climbers Die On Mt. Fuji Within 2 Days Of Opening; Japan Police, Guides Urge Climbers To Prepare Well, Make Wise Decisions
-
New Mt. Fuji Rules Reduce ‘Bullet Climbers’ by 90%; Access to Japan’s Iconic Peak Limited from Yamanashi Pref. Side
-
Sex Crime Perpetrators Linked to U.S. Military in 166 Cases in Japan over 35 years; Local, Prefectural Governments Often Not Aware of Crimes
-
Tokaido Shinkansen Trains Suspended Between Hamamatsu and Nagoya Due to Accident; Resuming Services Expected Noon at Earliest
JN ACCESS RANKING