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Japan PM says 'virus recognises no holidays', urges ministers' vigilance

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister

Yoshihide Suga

on Monday asked his ministers to remain ready to implement measures to prevent the further spread of coronavirus infections, after daily case numbers hit a string of record highs in recent days.


"The

virus

recognises no year-end or New Year holidays. I ask each minister to raise the level of their sense of urgency and thoroughly carry out counter measures," Suga told a meeting of the government's taskforce on coronavirus responses.
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