Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in April Japan 2020, by operation
The Japanese government announced an updated version of economic emergency relief package on April 20, 2020, in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Japan's economy. A total of around 117 trillion Japanese yen was planned for the whole operation, approximately 91 trillion yen of which was for the first "emergency support" phase of the measures and around 25.7 trillion yen was for the second "v-shaped turnaround" phase.
In April, the government declared a state of emergency for all 47 prefectures and insisted citizens to stay home and work from home until the end of May. It was, however, lifted in 39 prefectures on May 14 as the number of new infection cases went down. As of May 18 , 2020, there were a total of 16,305 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Japan
For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated facts and figures page.
In April, the government declared a state of emergency for all 47 prefectures and insisted citizens to stay home and work from home until the end of May. It was, however, lifted in 39 prefectures on May 14 as the number of new infection cases went down. As of May 18 , 2020, there were a total of 16,305 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Japan
For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated facts and figures page.
