China News Service, April 16th, according to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, on the 15th, 549 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in Japan, a cumulative increase of 8722 cases; 16 new death cases were added, a cumulative increase of 178 cases. In response to the current spread of the epidemic, the Japanese government is considering adding areas for the declaration of emergency.
Shinagawa Station in Tokyo during the epidemic. China News Service reporter Lu Shaowei
According to reports, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency declaration on April 7th, covering seven prefectures including Tokyo. However, the declaration has been in effect for more than a week, and the number of new infections in many places, including 7 prefectures, is continuing to increase.
The report said that considering the possibility of further expansion of the epidemic, the Japanese government will listen to expert opinions on issues such as expanding the scope of application of the emergency declaration or make judgments in the near future. Among them, regarding the situation of Aichi Prefecture, which issued a separate emergency declaration, the Minister of Economic Regeneration of Japan, Nimura Kangmin, said, "Aichi Prefecture has recently shown a multiplying trend. Make reasonable judgments. "
In addition, the Japanese government is also conducting a comprehensive analysis of local medical systems, new infections, and the proportion of people diagnosed with unknown infection sources.