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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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CASES CLIMB Japan pushes past the 5,000 mark for new COVID-19 cases April 8, 2020 Japan added 361 new coronavirus cases on April 7, pushing the national total over the 5,000 mark. The total figure reached 5,179 cases of people infected with COVID-19, with 109 deaths from the virus.
‘GREATEST CRISIS’ At unprecedented news conference, Abe makes plea to the public April 8, 2020 The setting was different. The tone was more subdued. And the sense of urgency was clearer in perhaps the most important news conference held by a Japanese leader in the postwar era.

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