Japan To Declare A State Of Emergency To Contain Coronavirus Outbreak

TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 07: People wearing face masks walk to work the day before a state of emergency is expected to be imposed, on April 7, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Japans Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, yesterday announced that the government intends to declare a state of emergency that will cover 7 of Japans 47 prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, as the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to spread in the country. The move will allow affected prefectures to take measures including expropriating private land and buildings and requisitioning medical supplies and food from companies that refuse to sell them. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)