China News Service, May 19, according to a report by Fuji Television of Japan on the 19th, the number of people in Tokyo has increased significantly in recent days, and the Shinagawa Station, one of Tokyo's hub stations, has a lot of people. In response to this situation, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urgently appealed to the public not to relax their vigilance.
May 17 (left) and April 11 (right), a comparison of the number of people in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo source: Japanese Fuji TV video screenshot)
According to reports, on May 17th, tourists appeared in Nakamise Shopping Street in front of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo. As can be seen from the report screen, compared with the almost empty street on April 11, the flow of people in Asakusa area increased significantly.
At 8 a.m. local time on May 18th, Shinagawa Station, which was at the morning rush hour, was bustling with people coming and going. That night, an employee of a household electricity store on the street of Shibuya said, "I feel that there are indeed more people than before. Although there are new infections every day, the number of infections is indeed decreasing. I feel that this may be (increasing pedestrians). the reason". In addition, another retailer said, "Pedestrians have indeed increased, maybe everyone feels okay? It's the same feeling in the workplace."
At 8 a.m. local time on May 18, local time, the flow of people shone at Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo source: Japanese Fuji TV video screenshot)
Regarding this situation, Yuriko Koike said, "No matter which data you look at, the flow of people has basically increased." She also said, "The Tokyo emergency declaration will continue until the end of (5) month, although there are some ( The epidemic situation is slowing down), but Tokyo is still in a 'red' state, "she also called," it is still in a crisis of increasing infection, and I hope the public can remember the 'Tokyo Alert'. "
According to statistics from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on May 18, 31 people were newly infected with new coronavirus in Japan, including 10 in Tokyo. At present, the cumulative number of infected persons in Japan has increased to 16,367, of which Tokyo has the most, with 5065.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on 7 April that Tokyo and other seven prefectures have entered a state of emergency, and on April 16 the scope of application was extended to all parts of Japan. On May 4, in view of the fact that the epidemic was not clearly controlled, Abe announced an extension of the state of emergency until May 31. On May 14, the Japanese government canceled the emergency of 39 prefectures, but 8 prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka are still in emergency.