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It is not unusual for Japan to spread corona these days. More than 550 people were confirmed in Japan throughout the day today (16th), including nearly 300 confirmed people in Tokyo alone. It is only three months that there are over 500 confirmed people.

I am a correspondent to Yoo Sung-jae, Tokyo.

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Today, 551 new corona believers were added across Japan.

It has been over three months since April 18 that we have exceeded 500.

Tokyo has the highest number of people in a day with 286 people, and 66 people have been confirmed in Osaka.

The infection that began to spread around the big city entertainment districts spread rapidly to the workplace and home.

Also, in Okinawa, where 138 American soldiers have been confirmed to be infected on Sunday, the Japanese taxi driver who came to the base today was confirmed, and the fear of spreading outside the base became a reality.

Recently, the daily curve of new confirmers in Japan is approaching the situation just before the emergency declaration three months ago.

There is also an analysis that the trend of increase in the number of confirmed persons is'second wave', that is, replay.

[Omagari/International Director of Infectious Diseases Center: It may be known only after a while, but it is certain that (second wave) approached quite well.] As the

quarantine situation became serious, the Abe government began to come home from the 22nd to revitalize the regional economy. The decision to subsidize the cost of the trip came on the cutting board.

[Sugio/Constitutional Democratic Party Member: What to do if (infection) spreads in areas with serious medical conditions! Is the tourism agency responsible? Who will be responsible?] The

Japanese government has just evolved to say that Tokyo will be excluded from travel subsidies.

However, the voice of criticism is growing that passive anti-countermeasure measures cannot stop corona replay.

(Video coverage: Chulmin Han, Video editing: Yonghwa Jung)