Increasing number of cases in many places hit a new high, Japan temporarily suspends relaxation of event admission restrictions

　　China News Service, July 23. According to the "Central News Agency" report on the 22nd, Japan's new crown epidemic continues to spread, and Tokyo and Osaka have successively set new local records since the outbreak. To this end, Japan’s Minister of Economic Rebirth, Yasuhiro Nishimura, said on the 22nd that the original plan to relax the number of participants at the event on August 1 was suspended.

On June 5, 2020, local time, Tokyo, Japan, the movie theater reopened, and employees were wearing protective masks. Image source: Visual China

　　At present, for concerts or sports events and other events, regardless of whether the venue is indoor or outdoor, the standard is "5,000 people as the upper limit" or "5 people as the upper limit" as the standard, and people are strictly selected to enter the venue.

　　The Japanese government originally intended to abolish the 5,000-person limit from August 1st, and only retain 5 for each venue’s capacity as the maximum entry standard. However, the domestic epidemic continued to spread, and the government held a subcommittee on epidemic prevention measures on July 22 to listen to expert suggestions.

　　Nishimura said that based on expert advice, the current restrictive measures will be maintained by the end of August, and that the future development of the epidemic situation will be considered and expert opinions will be made in a timely manner to make a judgment. The Japanese government decided to maintain the current standards by the end of August, and then review how to respond.

　　According to statistics from the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, as of 21:30 on the 22nd, Japan had 795 new confirmed cases of new crowns that day, setting a record for the highest number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak, with a total of 27,270 confirmed cases.

　　On the 22nd, 238 new confirmed cases were confirmed in Tokyo, with a total of 10,054 confirmed cases. The number of new cases in a single day showed a triple-digit increase for 14 consecutive days. There were 121 newly confirmed cases in Osaka Prefecture, setting a record for the highest daily increase since the epidemic.