Original title: Japan has over 9,000 new confirmed cases of new crown
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo (Reporter Hua Yi): Affected by the spread of Delta mutated new crown virus, the epidemic in Japan has become increasingly severe. On the 28th, the number of new confirmed cases of new crown exceeded 9,000 for the first time, a record high since the epidemic. The number of new confirmed cases in Tokyo exceeded 3,000 for the first time on the same day. example.
According to statistics from the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, as of 18:00 on the 28th (17:00 Beijing time), there were 9,576 new confirmed cases of new crown in Japan, with a total of 892,628 confirmed cases; 8 new deaths and a total of 15,161 deaths.
The number of confirmed cases in other parts of the Japanese capital circle also hit a new high on the 28th. The number of newly diagnosed cases in Kanagawa County exceeded 1,000 for the first time on the same day, reaching 1051; the number of newly diagnosed cases in Saitama and Chiba on the 28th reached a record high, reaching 870 and 577 respectively. Chiba Prefecture has formally requested the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency.
Although the Japanese government announced that Tokyo will enter a state of emergency from July 12 to August 22, the epidemic in Tokyo has worsened due to the more contagious delta virus. According to statistics and analysis by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, cases of delta mutant virus infection may account for 77% of the newly confirmed cases in Tokyo in recent days.
Although Tokyo is in the fourth state of emergency, due to the prolonged epidemic, the people, especially young people, have become fatigued from epidemic prevention, and their fear of contracting the new crown has diminished. During the emergency period, although the flow of people in the main downtown locations decreased, the reduction was much lower than the previous emergency period. There are a lot of people going out at night, many restaurants fail to comply with the requirement to shorten business hours, and some places are still bustling.
The head of the Japanese government’s new crown epidemic expert group Shigeru Omi said on the 28th that the number of inpatients and home-quarantine infected patients is increasing, and medical resources have begun to be strained. The flow of people and opportunities for interpersonal contact have been drastically reduced, and the entire Japanese society is in crisis. Sense is very important.
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