{"id":141772,"date":"2021-07-30T10:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T01:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=141772&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-07-30T10:35:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T01:35:59","slug":"stricter-covid-19-restrictions-planned-for-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/stricter-covid-19-restrictions-planned-for-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Stricter COVID-19 Restrictions Planned for Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The national government announced it would implement the \u2018mann-enn boushi to juten sochi\u2019 strict COVID-19 control program to Fukuoka and four other prefectures between 2 and 31. The governor of Fukuoka, Seitaro Hattori, responded to the news and explained that a task force meeting would be held on Jul. 30. Details of the new restrictions will be announced shortly after the sessions. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20210729\/5010012618.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC29CFY0Z20C21A7000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-141773\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/imaizumi.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/imaizumi.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/imaizumi.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/imaizumi.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/imaizumi.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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