China News Service, November 17 According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 16th, 950 new cases of new crown were confirmed in Japan, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the country increased to 119646.
Counting the 712 cases of the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship that had been collectively infected before, so far, Japan's new crown has confirmed more than 120,000 cases.
Data map: Japan under the epidemic.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
According to reports, Hokkaido had the largest number of new cases on that day, with 189 cases; Tokyo (180 cases) and Saitama Prefecture (87 cases) ranked second and third.
As the epidemic situation has not yet improved, the Japanese government's plan to promote the recovery of the tourism industry has been questioned.
On the 16th, the Japanese government held a "tourism strategy seminar" specifically to balance epidemic prevention measures with tourism recovery.
According to the report, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stated at the meeting, “There are about 9 million people in Japan who are engaged in tourism-related work. In order to protect the local (economy) and promote tourism-based policies, it is necessary to address the epidemic prevention measures and tourism recovery. Practice two-handed grasping and work hard to overcome the current difficulties."
Subsequently, Yoshihide Suga instructed the Japan Tourism Agency to formulate relevant policies and plans, and asked it to put forward specific plans at the next meeting.
In July, the Japanese government started a "GoToTravel" campaign aimed at providing subsidies to encourage people to travel.
However, since November, the domestic epidemic situation in Japan has deteriorated again, and some people worry that if the government continues to encourage travel, it will further worsen the epidemic situation.