Abe: It is still uncertain whether the national emergency will be lifted on schedule
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, April 29 (Reporter Jiang Qiaomei) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at the Senate Budget Committee meeting on the 29th that the current case of Japanese new crown virus infections continues to increase, and the situation is still grim. Can the deadline expire on May 6.
Regarding the timing of whether to extend the state of emergency, Abe said that due to the deadline to declare whether to extend the state of emergency, it may cause great confusion, and the government will consult with the expert group in advance to decide when to announce to the public.
At the meeting on the same day, the Japanese government expert meeting chairman and the director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Takashi Wakida said that the number of confirmed infections showed the infection two weeks ago, so it is still impossible to judge whether the new coronavirus infection has reached its peak. The expert team will make judgments and make recommendations based on the infection in the next week.
Earlier, regarding whether to continue to extend the state of emergency, Ke Min, a permanent member of the Japanese Medical Association and a member of the expert group of the Japanese government, said on 28th that the development of the epidemic since the declaration of the national emergency in Japan did not meet expectations. State of emergency. The President of the Japanese Medical Association Yokokura also said on the same day that the state of emergency cannot be lifted together.
On the 7th of this month, Abe issued a declaration of emergency, announcing the state of emergency in 7 prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Hyogo, and Fukuoka, with a validity period of May 6. On the 16th, the Japanese government expanded the area targeted for the emergency declaration to a nationwide scale.
According to statistics from the New Crown Epidemic Situation of Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) TV, as of 10:30 on the 29th (9:30 Beijing time), there were 281 newly diagnosed cases in Japan within 24 hours, with a total of 13,895 cases diagnosed; new deaths 19 cases, a total of 413 deaths.