Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, January 22 (Reporter Hua Yi) According to the statistics of the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, as of 18:30 on the 22nd (17:30 Beijing time), the number of newly confirmed cases of the new crown in Japan exceeded 50,000 for the first time that day, reaching 50,000. 54,576 cases, the highest daily increase for five consecutive days.
Statistics show that there are currently 2,130,963 confirmed cases in Japan; 17 new deaths were reported that day, with a total of 18,509 deaths. On the 22nd, the number of newly diagnosed cases in Tokyo exceeded 10,000 for the first time, reaching 11,227. The number of confirmed cases in about 30 of Japan’s 47 prefectures hit a new high that day.
The Japanese government announced on the 19th that 13 places including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Aichi will be added to “spread prevention and other key measures” (referred to as “key measures”) that are less powerful than the state of emergency. The period will be from January 21 to February. 13th. Japan has previously announced that three places including Okinawa Prefecture will take “key measures”. As the epidemic continues to spread in various places, the Japanese government also plans to announce next week that 13 places including Osaka, Kyoto, and Hokkaido will take “key measures”, which will be expanded to 29 of the 47 prefectures.Return to Sohu, see more
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