Chinanews, July 27th, according to Japanese media reports, Japan's new crown epidemic has recently rebounded significantly, and the number of new confirmed cases in a single day in many places hit a new high after the declaration of lifting the emergency. However, on the 27th local time, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga stated that he would not issue an emergency declaration again.
On July 19, local time, Tokyo, Japan, the July Grand Sumo Tournament officially kicked off in Tokyo Ryogoku National Gymnasium. The Ryogoku National Gymnasium can accommodate about 11,000 people, but the sumo competition is limited to 2,500 people.
According to reports, Yoshihide Suga stated at the press conference that the number of newly infected people has increased across the country, "It is not yet a re-issue of an emergency declaration and a comprehensive reduction of social and economic activities."
Regarding the current epidemic situation, Yoshihide Suga said: “There are more young people infected, and fewer infected people and severely ill patients over 60 years old. This is different from when the (emergency) declaration was issued in April.”
On July 26, 835 new cases were confirmed nationwide, and the total number of confirmed cases exceeded 30,000. Among them, there were 239 newly confirmed cases in Tokyo that day, the most among prefectures and prefectures, with more than 200 new cases in a single day for 6 consecutive days.
The report pointed out that since late June, the epidemic situation in Japan has rebounded significantly. However, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also stated on July 24 that under the current situation, there is no need to declare a state of emergency.