Japanese leader declares state of emergency as COVID-19 spreads www.cbsnews.com

Tokyo — In what was seen as a long-awaited bow to the inevitable, Japanese Prime Minister Abe has announced he will declare a national state of emergency over the growing coronavirus epidemic in the country.
The seven jurisdictions have a combined population of 55.9 million — accounting for about one out of every two Japanese residents.
Tokyo is among ten localities logging over 100 coronavirus cases each; Tokyo alone has exceeded 1,000 infections, doubling its cases in less than a week.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a meeting about the measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, April 6, 2020.
To blunt the pain of the shutdown, Abe said a stimulus package worth $989 billion — equal to nearly one-fifth of GDP — would be announced Tuesday.