China News Service, October 29. According to Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, on October 29, 221 new confirmed cases of the new crown were added to Tokyo, the capital of Japan, including 712 cases of the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship that had a mass infection before. Currently, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Japan has exceeded 100,000.
Data map: Japan under the epidemic.
According to reports, by region, Tokyo has the largest number of confirmed cases, currently over 30,000, accounting for nearly one-third of the country’s confirmed cases; Osaka prefecture ranks second with over 12,000 cases; Kanagawa prefecture ranks first Three, more than 8,000 cases; in addition, Aichi, Saitama and Fukuoka prefectures also have more than 5,000 cases.
According to reports, the domestic epidemic in Japan began to worsen in late March, and the number of confirmed cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time on April 16.
Subsequently, in May and June, the epidemic eased, but between July and August, the country’s epidemic reached its second peak, with the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeding 50,000 on August 10.
After that, the epidemic in Japan slowed down again, and the number of cases has increased in the hundreds in recent times.
In addition, cluster infections continue to occur in various parts of Japan. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held a meeting on the 28th to believe that the country's confirmed cases are currently "continuously increasing" and call on the public to stay vigilant and take effective measures to prevent the epidemic.