The government will consider whether to declare another state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, a minister said Saturday, following a request from the governors of Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures where a resurgence of infections has strained the medical system."We agreed that we are in a severe situation that warrants us considering the declaration of a state of emergency," Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister in charge of Japan's coronavirus response, told reporters after a meeting with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and the leaders of the Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectural gover…READ FULL ARTICLE
