Original title: Japan’s increasing number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia exceeds 16,000, and the number of hospitalized patients in Tokyo reaches a new high. Source: CCTV News Client
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According to Japanese media reports, Japan reported 16012 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 60 new deaths from 00:00 to 8 pm local time on the 4th. The cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 1,561,606 and the cumulative number of deaths was 16,329.
Due to the extremely low number of new coronavirus tests on weekends, the number of new confirmed cases reported on weekends and Mondays in Japan is relatively low.
Data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan show that as of the 4th, there were 2223 severely ill patients with new coronary pneumonia in Japan, setting a new record for the third consecutive day since the outbreak.
Tokyo, the country with the most severe epidemic situation in Japan, reported 2362 new confirmed cases on the 4th, and the number of new confirmed cases in a single day showed a continuous downward trend. However, as of the 4th, the number of new coronary pneumonia patients hospitalized in Tokyo increased to 4,351, a new high since the outbreak. At present, the occupancy rate of hospital beds provided by Tokyo for new coronary pneumonia patients has reached nearly 70%.
Osaka Prefecture reported 2,353 new confirmed cases, and Aichi, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama prefectures reported more than 1,000 new confirmed cases.
Currently, 21 of the 47 prefectures in Japan are in a state of emergency for epidemic prevention, and the state of emergency in these areas is scheduled to end on the 12th of this month. According to Japan’s “Mainichi Shimbun” on the 4th, the Japanese government plans to extend the state of emergency in the “one metropolis and three prefectures” in the metropolitan area, namely Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama for another two weeks. And the state of emergency in Aichi Prefecture may also be extended.It is expected that the relevant decision will be officially announced next week.
It is understood that Japan has two public holidays in the second half of this month, and the Japanese government hopes to extend the state of emergency in these densely populated areas to minimize public holiday travel. However, Japan’s emergency measures are not compulsory. They just “recommend” people not to travel unless they are necessary.
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