WEB DESK
A state visit by Japan’s emperor to Britain this spring has been cancelled because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Buckingham Palace said today.
After consultation with Her Majesty’s government and the government of Japan, the Queen has agreed that, in the current circumstances, the planned state visit to the United Kingdom in spring 2020 by the Emperor and Empress of Japan should be postponed.
The state visit will be rescheduled at a later date.
Yesterday saw figures in two European countries spike to new records simultaneously. In Italy, with over 28,000 verified cases, the number of fatalities rose by 475 in just one day to 3,000. Meanwhile in the United Kingdom, 676 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 2,626.
More than 200,000 cases have reported globally with over 8,600 fatalities, which is nearly double than two weeks ago. The pandemic has spread to 166 countries around the world.