Japan, more than 3,000 confirmed for 7 consecutive days… “Early, the 7th will be declared an emergency situation”

Input 2021.01.05 07:35

Japan is expected to declare an emergency again to respond to the spread of the coronavirus. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been reluctant to re-issue an emergency due to fear of economic contraction, but the increase in confirmed cases has not eased.

According to a report by local public broadcaster NHK on the 5th, the number of new coronavirus cases in Japan the previous day was newly identified as 3325. Accordingly, the cumulative confirmed number was 24,9246. The death toll increased by 48 to 3693.

The number of new confirmed cases in Japan exceeded 3,000 for 7 consecutive days from the 29th to the 4th of last month. This is the first time since the corona spread in Japan.

Although the travel promotion policy’Go To Travel’ was temporarily suspended and the authorities urged to refrain from moving during the year-end and New Year holidays, it did not have any effect.

The heads of four metropolitan local governments, including Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko, publicly urged an emergency declaration, and Prime Minister Suga finally announced at a press conference on the 4th that he would consider re-employment of the emergency.

Japanese media reported that the Japanese government will declare an emergency situation as early as the 7th through procedures such as expert advice and reports to the House of Representatives after determining the details.

It is expected to face a second emergency after an emergency was issued from April 7 to May 25 of last year in some regions or all areas of Japan.