(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Japan has cumulatively diagnosed 683 cases, the government released more than 2.5 million reserve masks
China News Service, Tokyo, March 12 (Reporter Lu Shaowei) As of 21:30 local time on the 12th, 49 new cases of new coronavirus infection in Japan were diagnosed on that day, and a total of 683 cases were diagnosed (excluding the "Diamond Princess" Cruise case).
A total of 24 deaths from New Coronavirus infections occurred in Japan (including 7 cases of "Diamond Princess" cruise infection).
The Japanese government has decided to take out more than 2.5 million masks in reserve and put them into the private sector. On the 12th, preparations for shipping and other preparations began. It is reported that priority will be given to places with high demand such as medical institutions.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as of 7:00 am on the 12th local time, there are 29 countries and regions that have adopted immigration control in Japan, and 70 countries and regions that have adopted restrictions such as isolation for Japanese immigrants.
On the 12th, Chiba Prefecture stated that a woman working in a childcare center in Ichikawa City was diagnosed. He asked for leave of absence after having fever and other symptoms on March 1. The nursery where he is working is also discussing whether to close the business from the 13th. The children and staff in the current nursery have no symptoms.
Japan Post said on the 12th that starting at 00:00 on the 13th, it will stop receiving international parcels such as EMS and shipping sent to China. In response to parcels that have been received but have not yet been shipped, Japan Post said it will return them to the sender from the post office one after another.
In addition, Japan Post stated that although ordinary letters, postcards, etc. are not within the scope of this suspension, it still emphasizes that it is expected that there will continue to be significant delays in mail delivery.
On the same day, the Minister of the Olympic Games of Japan, Masashi Hashimoto, once again stressed that in order to make the Tokyo Olympics a safe and secure conference, he will continue to make preparations in the future. (Finish)