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发帖数: 16928 | 1 Panic buying hits Tokyo shops after governor’s stay-at-home request
From CNN's Emiko Jozuka in Tokyo
Tokyo residents started panic buying basic goods Thursday soon after the
capital’s governor urged people to stay at home over the weekend.
Bread, rice, pot noodles and meat sold out quickly across the Japanese
capital, with shoppers stocking up on similar items in neighboring Chiba
prefecture, too.
Rush for essentials: The latest shopping spree comes as Tokyo Governor
Yuriko Koike on Wednesday urged residents in the city to avoid making "non-
essential outings" this weekend as the city reported an increase in its
number of novel coronavirus cases.
Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Koike said Tokyo is now at a "
critical moment" to stop the infection rate from spiking. She asked event
organizers to refrain from holding large gatherings and urged Tokyo
residents to work from home as much as possible and avoid social meetings
and crowded places until April 12.
On Thursday, Koike worked with four other prefectural governors, who
requested residents in Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures to
refrain from visiting Tokyo over the weekend.
Koike’s latest remarks will be a test for the city of over 9 million people
, which has been reluctant to impose a lockdown on its residents. While
other countries have been quick to enforce restrictions on their citizens to
contain the spread of the coronavirus, in Japan it’s largely been business
as usual.
Japanese authorities this week announced the postponement of the Tokyo 2020
Olympics to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
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