(Tokyo AFP = Yonhap News) Citizens wearing masks in Tokyo, the capital city on the 7th, are walking through the central hall of a train station among emergency workers due to the spread of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Japan. In Japan, 6,1 new corona19 confirmed cases occurred the day before, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 260,000. This is the first time that the number of new confirmed cases per day has exceeded 6,000. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is going to declare an emergency to prevent the spread of Corona 19 soon, local media such as NHK reported. [email protected]
(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ho-joon = More than 2,000 new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) confirmed on the 7th in Tokyo, Japan’s capital, reported by NHK and Kyodo News Agency.
This is the first time that 2,000 corona19 confirmed cases have been reported in Tokyo.
The number of new confirmed cases in Tokyo broke the record for two consecutive days following 1,591 the previous day.
The Japanese government held a meeting of the Corona 19 Countermeasure Headquarters this evening and issued a corona 19 emergency declaration with the aim of refraining from going out and shortening restaurant business hours in the metropolitan area where the number of confirmed cases is rapidly increasing.
The targets of the issue are Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures, Saitama Prefectures, Chiba Prefectures and the 1st and 3rd prefectures in the metropolitan area.
The period of issuance is known from the 8th of this month to the 7th of the following month.
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2021/01/07 13:50 sent