Kirk here with more on COVID-19. 177 people tested positive today, prompting the governor to raise the risk level a notch to Level 2. He said that he will consider whether or not to ask the central government to declare “pre-emergency” status for Kumamoto after consulting with leaders of other prefectures in the Kyushu area. Pre-emergency status is also referred to as “quasi-emergency” status in English, “man’en boushi tou juuten sochi” (まん延防止等重点措置) in Japanese, or “mambo” for short.
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