### [2021-04-9](/feed/2021/04/9/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# The Japanese government designate Tokyo, Kyoto and nine cities in Okinawa in a stricter measure in order to curb the rising number of the COVID-19 casea that authorize the governors to request the establishment to close at 8:00 p.m. in designated areas. The measures will be effective from April 15 until May 5 for Kyoto and Okinawa and May 11 for Tokyo. 

In the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, a highly infectious strain of the coronavirus first identified in the U.K. — N501Y — now accounts for a third of new infections.


### Sources:

1. [The Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/04/09/national/tokyo-kyoto-okinawa-covid-19-measures/) [Image](https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/np_file_80653-870x489.jpeg)

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