It was once seen as something of a success story a region that worked to contain trace and isolate the virus leading to a huge drop in numbers- But Hokkaido is in the spotlight again as it struggles to deal with a second wave of infections-
In late February Hokkaido became the first place in Japan to declare a state of emergency due to Covid-19-
Schools were closed large-scale gatherings cancelled and people encouraged to stay at home- The local government pursued the virus with determination aggressively tracing and isolating anyone who d had contact with victims-
The policy worked and by mid-March the number of new cases had fallen back to one or two a day- On 19 March the state of emergency was lifted, and at the beginning of April, schools re-opened-
But now just 26 days after the state of emergency was lifted a new one has had to be imposed-
Hokkaido has acted independently of the central government which placed Tokyo/Osaka and five other prefectures under a state of emergency last week- A nationwide state of emergency was declared on Thursday-
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