China News Service, April 2. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 4.30 pm on April 2, local time, 139 new cases of new pneumonia were confirmed in Japan, of which 97 were in Tokyo, which refreshed Tokyo Record of single-day growth. Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, said that mild patients would be placed as soon as possible.
Recently, the epidemic of new crown pneumonia has spread in Japan, and people are wearing masks to travel. The picture shows pedestrians crossing the street in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Lu Shaowei of China News Agency
In light of the current situation, Governor of Tokyo Metropolitan Yuriko Koike said that the number of hospitalized patients will be controlled by isolating the mild patients at home or hotels to maintain the normal operation of the medical system. At the same time, she also believes that "the current plan for treating patients with mild illness at home may lead to infection of (patient) family members", and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will place these mild patients as soon as possible.
At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan has increased to 2,634, and 71 cases have died.