China News Service, November 11 According to Kyodo News Agency of Japan, 1543 new coronavirus infections were newly diagnosed across Japan on the 11th, which is close to the highest record of 1596 set on August 7.
Minister in charge of economic regeneration, Nishimura Yasuo Minoru said on the current epidemic: "The trend of increasing cases has become apparent. Measures will be strengthened to avoid a pandemic."
The recent epidemic in Japan has a rebound trend.
The picture shows people in Tokyo buying masks in stores.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
According to reports, on November 11, Tokyo reported 317 new cases of new crown infections, which was another 300 people in a single day since 339 on August 20.
There were 197 newly confirmed cases in Hokkaido, maintaining a triple-digit number for 7 consecutive days.
Hyogo Prefecture notified the death of a patient who was hospitalized with COVID-19, and 70 newly diagnosed cases hit a new high.
In addition, 256 new cases were confirmed in Osaka and 116 new cases were confirmed in Saitama.
Minister in charge of economic regeneration Yasumi Nishimura said at a press conference on the 11th about the current epidemic: "The increase trend has become apparent. Measures will be strengthened to avoid a pandemic."
Regarding the restrictions on the number of people attending large-scale events such as professional sports events, the Japanese government has begun discussions on the current policy of limiting the number of people to less than half of the capacity until the end of February 2021.
In addition, Japan will hold a meeting of the COVID-19 response team on the 12th to discuss postponing the relaxation of large-scale activity restrictions.