China News Service, January 2nd. According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, in view of the severe situation of the new crown epidemic in Tokyo, Japan, and the rapid increase in confirmed cases, relevant sources revealed that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government intends to call on the central government to announce the "Declaration of Emergency" on the afternoon of January 2. .
According to reports, there are currently 7 cases of mutated new coronavirus infection in Japan, and this is the first case of domestic human-to-human transmission.
In order to prevent the spread of the mutant virus, the Japanese government announced on the evening of the 26th local time that it would suspend new entries worldwide from December 28 to the end of January next year.
The picture shows Tokyo International Airport, Japan.
According to reports, on January 1, local time, there were 783 new confirmed cases of new crown in Tokyo.
Among the newly confirmed infected persons, the youngest are less than 10 years old and the oldest are over 90 years old.
The day before, the number of newly confirmed cases in Tokyo reached 1,337, exceeding the 1,000-person mark for the first time.
The relevant person in charge of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government stated: "Compared with December 31, the number of new infections on January 1 seems to be about half less, but during the New Year holiday, the number of nearly 800 cases is quite shocking. The epidemic situation has not improved, and I hope everyone will continue to take adequate response measures."
According to the report, although the Tokyo Metropolitan Government requires restaurants to be closed at 10 o'clock every evening, it is not very effective in terms of the status quo. Therefore, it has decided to call on the central government to publish an "emergency declaration" in order to provide a stronger epidemic prevention. Countermeasures.
The Japanese government announced the "Declaration of Emergency Situations" in stages in April 2020, and it was fully lifted on May 25 of the same year.