China News Service, March 29. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 11:30 local time on the 29th, a total of 1726 cases of new crown pneumonia have been diagnosed in Japan (including those confirmed by chartered returnees), and 55 have died .
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a press conference on the evening of the 28th. He said that he was barely holding on at present, but the state on the brink of (crisis) is continuing. In view of the continuing surge of infected people in Tokyo, he pointed out "the need to be mentally prepared for long-term fighting." As for school resumption in the new semester, Abe said that "an expert meeting will be held again to hear opinions".
In addition, in order to minimize the impact of the epidemic on the economy, Abe instructed relevant departments to formulate emergency economic countermeasures as soon as possible.