China News Service, May 29. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, on the 28th, 21 new coronavirus infections were added in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and a total of 43 people have been diagnosed in the past 6 days.

  According to reports, of the 21 newly diagnosed patients on the 28th, 17 had close contact with previously diagnosed patients, 9 of whom were medical staff from the medical center in Kitashi Kyushu City; in addition, the Two people have been diagnosed at Kitakyushu General Hospital, and the cumulative number of diagnoses in the hospital has risen to five. The Kitakyushu city government confirmed that the two hospitals have already experienced collective infections.

  The Kitakyushu government also stated that 21 of the 43 people diagnosed in the past 6 days have not yet been identified. The Kitakyushu has been assisted by the Japan ’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ’s Group Infection Response Team and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to seek thorough investigations. Know the infection route and source of infection.

  According to reports, Fukuoka originally planned to lift the business restrictions of all stores in the prefecture on June 1, but in view of the surge in the number of diagnoses in Kitakyushu City, the Fukuoka Prefecture government will discuss this with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's countermeasure team before making a decision.

  As of 22:00 local time on the 28th, local time, 63 new cases were diagnosed in Japan that day, and a total of 16,759 cases were diagnosed.