According to Tokyo officials, on December 31, last year, Mrs. Koike consulted with the three governors to jointly make a "request for a state of emergency to the government."

Prime Minister Suga expressed his intention to consider issuing a state of emergency based on the Special Measures Law.

Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures are close, so if Tokyo decides so, they have to follow suit.

However, COVID-19 cases should be controlled, lest IDR gets weakened again.

It was revealed on the 4th that the government has begun to consider reissuing the state of emergency as the infection of the new coronavirus spreads.

The medical workers, police and military members, and public service officials will be prioritized.

By 2022, Indonesia will have secured almost 400 million COVID-19 vaccines.

On the 29th in the UK, the number of new infections per day of the new coronavirus exceeded 50,000 for the first time, setting a new record high for the second consecutive day.

Some think that it is wise to postpone, while others think that it will not do any difference.

Positivity from the Brexit and U.S's fiscal stimulus trend supported IDR's forex rate.

Some of the variants of the new coronavirus have been confirmed by the government regarding special sports measures that allow foreign athletes and staff to enter the international competitions and training camps for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics that have been postponed to next year.

政府は2021年に人民事業ローン(KUR)に対する利息補助金の付与を延長した。