Original title: Kishida is not in a hurry for the epidemic
The new crown epidemic situation in Tokyo, Japan is severe. As of January 31, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 10,000 for 7 consecutive days. The utilization rate of new crown patient beds is close to the level of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s application to the central government to declare a state of emergency. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on the same day that the government is not considering declaring a state of emergency in Tokyo at the moment.
On the other hand, the US military stationed in Japan lifted the restrictions on the outing of base personnel on January 31, with the consent of the Japanese government. However, the Okinawa prefectural government determined that the outbreak of the U.S. military stationed in Japan had not been brought under control, and asked the U.S. side to extend the “foot-stop order”.
Tokyo recorded 11,751 new confirmed cases of the new crown on January 31, an increase of more than 3,000 cases from a week ago, showing that the mutant new coronavirus Omicron strain is spreading rapidly in Japan.
The occupancy rate of hospital beds in Tokyo for the treatment of new crown patients reached 49.2%. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike previously said that if the index exceeds 50%, the prefectural government will apply to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo.
Kishida said on January 31 that Tokyo has entered a “quasi-emergency state” for epidemic prevention. The government considers first confirming the implementation effect of key epidemic prevention measures, and then making a comprehensive decision based on the progress of the epidemic. “At least for now, the government does not consider declaring a state of emergency.”
In order to curb the spread of the new crown epidemic at the U.S. military base in Japan, the U.S. military stationed in Japan has restricted the outing of base personnel since January 10. The Japanese government agrees.
As for the reason for lifting the “foot ban”, Japanese government officials gave the statement that “the number of infected people in the base has decreased.” According to data released by the U.S. military stationed in Japan, 810 new cases were diagnosed at the base on January 12, and the number dropped to about 280 on January 29, showing a downward trend in the number of infections.
Since December last year, the number of new coronavirus infections at US military bases in Japan has continued to rise. During the same period, new confirmed cases in Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima prefectures, where the US military is stationed or close to US military bases, soared.
Liu Xiuling (according to Xinhua News Agency)
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