China News Service, May 28. According to Kyodo News Agency, the governor of Japan ’s Aichi Prefecture, Hideaki Omura, repeatedly spoke about the spread of the new crown epidemic: “Tokyo and Osaka are in a state of medical collapse”, which was refuted by the governor of Osaka Prefecture Yoshimura. Yoshimura said that "there was no medical collapse in Osaka, according to unknown sources", and the governors launched a rare confrontation.
On the other hand, on May 28, Tokyo ’s governor Yuriko Koike, who was also named by Omura, said: “I do n’t plan to answer what other local government officials said. I hope to focus on Tokyo.”
Data picture: The picture shows May 25, local time, in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, people wearing masks cross the street.
According to reports, Omura said at a press conference on the 11th: "Failure to be admitted to the hospital and refusal of first aid is medical collapse. Tokyo and Osaka have already occurred." He also emphasized on the 26th that the hospital must refuse to treat infected people and emergency patients. The situation was verified, saying "Isn't this a problem for the metropolitan area and Osaka?"
In view of the above statement, Yoshimura pointed out on the social networking site "Twitter" on the 27th that "it is completely unclear on what basis to say that." Considering the disagreement between Omura and Nagoya City Mayor Kawamura, Yoshimura ironically said: "My idea is to deepen cooperation with Nagoya City a little before expressing unfounded opinions."
Regarding the basis for pointing out the medical collapse, Omura cited the results of a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare that many people infected with Osaka were isolated at home as of late April, and stated: "If all cannot be admitted to the hospital, it is medical collapse."
According to Osaka Prefecture, hundreds of people were temporarily quarantined at home during the surge in the number of infections, but there were no cases where critical patients could not be treated. Yoshimura expressed disdain to the media on the 28th: "I can't understand why (Omura) said that. I don't want to ignore it."
At the press conference on the 28th, Omura made it clear: "Tokyo and Osaka are important places in Japan, and I want to start with a solidarity." However, considering the increasing number of Yoshimura's appearances in the media, the Mayor of Osaka City, Ichiro Matsui, said: "Just be jealous. Because Omura is a person who wants to attract attention."
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, there have been more than 16,000 confirmed new cases in Japan and 882 deaths.