In Japan, the number of corona confirmed cases is around 3,000 for 5 consecutive days… Will’emergency’ re-issue?

Input 2021.01.03 09:54

Japan’s novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) has more than 3,000 new confirmed cases a day for 5 consecutive days.

According to NHK on the 3rd, the total number of corona19 confirmed cases in Japan the day before was 3059.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan reached 242,768. The number of deaths on this day was 3585, an increase of 31 compared to the previous day.



December 31, 2020, the streets of Tokyo, Japan, crowded with shoppers for the New Year. /AP Yonhap News

As the situation worsens, Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, Japan, and the governor of Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama Prefectures, heads of four metropolitan areas, including the governors of Japan, Yastoshi Nishimura on the 2nd. ) I met with the Japanese Economic Regeneration Minister and asked them to review the emergency re-employment.

Although he knew it, the Minister in charge of Nishimura asked Governor Koike to take action to shorten restaurant business hours, expand corporate telecommuting, and strengthen requirements for holding various events.

When Suga Yoshihide’s cabinet was concerned about the economic downturn and did not take strong measures, Governor Koike and others were publicly pressured.

It is expected that the Japanese government will decide whether to re-apply the emergency situation by combining opinions of experts and others.

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