State of emergency
Japan's Okinawa declares state of emergency after 'explosive spread' of COVID-19
Japan has so far escaped the worst of the epidemic, with around 35,200 infections and just over 1,000 deaths so far
Has Japan dodged the coronavirus bullet?
With infections sharply down, Japanese government is now hoping to lift the state of emergency declared in most of the country
State of emergency declared in El Salvador over Covid19
The measures include a restriction on free movement and assembly for a period of 3a0 days
France to consider state of emergency to contain violent riots
'We have to think about the measures that can be taken so that these incidents don’t happen again,' spokesperson said.
Maldives leader seeks approval to extend state of emergency
Parliament cancelled Monday's vote without giving a reason after the opposition boycott, which left only 39 ruling party MPs in the chamber.
Amid political crisis, Ex-Maldives President urges India to ‘act swiftly’
The archipelago was plunged into chaos on Thursday when the Supreme Court called for the release of 9 imprisoned opposition politicians.
Over 15000 sacked in coup purge
In total, 15,726 people have been dismissed under the latest decrees.
Ethiopia: Over 11,000 held amid violent protests
The 6-month long state of emergency was declared on October 9, an unprecedented move by current govt.