China News Service, July 16, according to a comprehensive Japanese media report, on the 16th, the governor of Tokyo, Japan, Yuriko Koike, said that the new crown virus infections are expected to add more than 280 people, a single-day high. Due to the spread of the epidemic in major cities such as Tokyo, the Japanese government is discussing countermeasures to curb aggregated infections. At the same time, the epidemic situation of the US military bases in Japan continued, and the Futianma base had two new infections.
The picture shows a Tokyo Metro employee wearing protective masks and goggles disinfecting the carriage on July 9, local time in Tokyo, Japan.
According to a report by the Japanese Broadcasting Association (NHK) on the 16th, the U.S. military stationed in Japan reported that two more people in the U.S. military station in Futenma, Okinawa, were infected with the new coronavirus. So far, 138 cases of confirmed cases have been reported to the US military base in Okinawa.
On the other hand, according to Kyodo News Agency, after the declaration of emergency on May 25 was lifted, the number of people in Tokyo continued to increase. On July 15th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government raised the alert level related to the epidemic to the highest level, "Infection is expanding," and urged the citizens not to go to other counties when it is not necessary for emergency.
The Japanese government believes that the new crown virus is constantly expanding its spread in urban areas, and infected people may be able to transmit the virus to the elderly and other people, and the government is maintaining high vigilance.
In addition, among the restaurants that provide escort services, for those that do not comply with the epidemic prevention guidelines, the Japanese government is discussing whether to suspend business in accordance with Article 24 of the Special Measures for the Prevention and Control of the New Crown Epidemic Situation.