China News Service, April 8 (Xinhua) According to a report by the Kyodo News Agency, there were more than 400 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in Japan on the 8th, setting a new record for the new day.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency declaration on the 7th, covering seven prefectures including Tokyo. Among them, there are four districts in the metropolitan area, namely Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba.
As of 12:00 noon on the 8th local time, the cumulative number of newly diagnosed cases of Japanese New Coronary Pneumonia was 4,490, and 98 deaths.