
On May 28, the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga along with his medical chief Shigeru Omi, announced the extension of coronavirus lockdown for another 20 days after the end of the current lockdown, which ends on May 31. This lockdown is going to be in effect for nine prefectures including: Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Kyoto, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Fukui. The Japanese government along with their local governments under lockdown will request stop in operations for restaurants serving alcohol and facilities with karaoke. Furthermore, large facilities like malls and gyms will be requested to close shops at 8 p.m., and limit the attendance for events.
