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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What nation has extended its state of emergency in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus with less than three months before the country hosts a major event?
A
Japan
B
China
C
Russia
D
India
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan will proactively lead international efforts in collaboration with international partners as well as through providing assistance to developing countries. Japan has also established the COVID-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan for developing countries in order to help revitalize economic activities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yes, visa free tourism resumed October 11, 2022. Individual tourists may visit Japan starting October 11, 2022, subject to vaccine or testing requirements as further described in the U.S. Embassy’s “Information for U.S. Citizens Traveling to Japan” webpage.

Detailed explanation-3: -INCIDENCE PATTERN OF COVID-19 IN JAPAN. Japan was the third country to have the first COVID-19 case in January 2020 after Thailand. The country announced its first case on January 16, a returnee from Wuhan, China, and marked its first death case on February 13 due to Coronavirus, a woman in her 80s [ 3 ].

Detailed explanation-4: -Japan yesterday declared at least a temporary victory in its battle with COVID-19, and it triumphed by following its own playbook. It drove down the number of daily new cases to near target levels of 0.5 per 100, 000 people with voluntary and not very restrictive social distancing and without large-scale testing.

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