3,000 confirmed cases for 4 consecutive days in Japan↑… Call for “emergency issuance”

3,000 confirmed cases for 4 consecutive days in Japan↑… Call for “emergency issuance”

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Input 2021.01.01 22:40 | Revision 2021.01.01 22:41



The streets of Tokyo on December 31 are crowded with shoppers for the New Year, among emergency people due to the spread of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Japan. /AP=Alliance

Japan’s corona 19 daily confirmed cases exceeded 3,000 for four consecutive days.

During a day on the 1st, 3247 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 in Japan were confirmed by 8 pm, the local public broadcaster NHK reported.

As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan increased to 239711. The death toll increased by 49 to 3554.

The number of new confirmed cases in Japan per day exceeded 3,000 for four consecutive days from the 29th of last month to this day. Until the day before, the number of coronavirus cases in Japan increased by 25,31 in the last week. Compared to the previous week, the increase increased by 5214 people (26.3%).

As the number of confirmed coronaviruses increases rapidly, there are voices that the emergency must be declared again. The Kyodo News Agency said, “I want to strongly demand that the issue of an emergency and support for medical institutions as soon as possible.”

However, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide received a question about the emergency declaration from reporters at the Prime Minister’s residence the same day, but did not give a clear answer.

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