国际英语资讯:Japan should be prepared for long battle against coronavirus: Abe
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 15-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preventative">preventative</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plenary">plenary</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="for">for</span> 39 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 47 <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Osaka">Osaka</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Osaka">Osaka</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="advising">advising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="below">below</span> 0.5 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="per">per</span> 100,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 14 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span>.</p>
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