Chinanews, August 25, according to comprehensive Japanese media reports, on the 24th, there were 494 new confirmed cases of new crown in Japan. This is the first time that the country has less than 500 new cases in a single day since July 20. In view of the current situation of the epidemic, the Japanese government decided that day to extend the limit on the number of large-scale events until the end of September.
Data map: Tokyo, the capital of Japan under the epidemic. Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
According to reports, Tokyo has the largest number of new confirmed cases of new crown that day, reaching 95 cases. In addition, the number of confirmed cases in Osaka Prefecture and Fukuoka Prefecture both exceeded 50. At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan has exceeded 63,000.
According to the report, 13 new deaths were reported in 5 places that day, and the total number of deaths across Japan has increased to 1,203.
Data map: In the Japanese grand sumo tournament held in July, the number of spectators in the venue was limited, and the spectators in the venue were all seated apart.
In view of the epidemic situation, the Japanese government held a new coronavirus response team meeting composed of experts on the 24th. At the meeting, all parties decided that "professional sports events and large-scale events will have no more than 5,000 attendees." The restrictions were extended to the end of September.
The team will assess the epidemic and say that in some areas, due to the increase in the number of middle-aged and elderly infected people, there is a trend of increasing severely ill patients, so it judges that the epidemic is at risk of expanding again.
In addition, the group meeting also discussed the border port countermeasures and the revision of the guidelines for epidemic prevention countermeasures in various industries.