China News Service, October 30. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 29th, 809 new cases of new crown were confirmed in Japan, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 99,804. If you count the "Diamond Princess" that had a cluster of infections before There have been more than 100,000 confirmed cases of cruise ships in the country.
In Tokyo, where the epidemic is the worst, the authorities intend to further expand virus detection capabilities to curb the spread of the epidemic.
Data map: Tokyo, Japan under the epidemic.
According to reports, among the newly confirmed cases that day, Tokyo had the most cases, reaching 221; Osaka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture ranked second and third with 125 cases and 87 cases respectively.
So far, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Tokyo has exceeded 30,000, accounting for nearly one-third of the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan.
In order to curb the spread of the epidemic, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has recently decided to expand the local new crown virus detection capacity by six times.
According to reports, Tokyo’s current daily inspection capacity is about 10,000, and the expanded daily inspection capacity will reach 60,000.
According to reports, the number of these tests will not only include nucleic acid tests, but also flexible use of antigen tests.
The report pointed out that since the beginning of autumn and winter, the risk of seasonal influenza epidemics has increased. At this time, the authorities have expanded their detection capabilities. In addition to curbing the new crown epidemic, it may also be to prevent the simultaneous epidemic of the new crown epidemic and the common flu.