{"id":138355,"date":"2021-01-15T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T01:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=138355&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-01-15T10:37:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T01:37:14","slug":"kumamoto-prefecture-declares-its-own-state-of-emergency","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kumamoto-prefecture-declares-its-own-state-of-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto Prefecture Declares Its Own State of Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of Jan. 14, Kumamoto Prefecture declared its own state of emergency to prevent the new coronavirus\u2019s further spread. With a weekly count of 557 new infections between Jan. 6 ~ 12, the prefecture struggles against a severe infection spike that surpasses the national criterion for \u2018stage IV.\u2019 While recent discussion between the prefecture and the national government reportedly omitted Kumamoto to the latest state-of-emergency regions, the prefectural governor, Ikuo Kabashima, quickly made the same requests to residents and businesses. The prefecture would also aid local eateries that fully cooperate with the requests by paying \u00a540,000 per day. Kumamoto\u2019s state of emergency would be in effect <\/span><b>until Feb. 7<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><b> Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.kumamoto.jp\/soshiki\/0\/81481.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumamoto Prefecture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kumanichi.com\/news\/id63523\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumanichi Shimbun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20210114\/k10012813671000.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/tag\/corona\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#fukuokacorona<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-138356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/corona-kumamoto-emergency-1024x572.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/corona-kumamoto-emergency.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/corona-kumamoto-emergency.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/corona-kumamoto-emergency.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/corona-kumamoto-emergency.jpg?w=1270&amp;ssl=1 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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