China News Service, January 7 According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on January 6, there were 6001 new confirmed cases of new crown in Japan, the highest number of new cases in a single day.
In view of the continuing deterioration of the epidemic situation, the Japanese government plans to declare a state of emergency in the metropolitan area on the evening of January 7, local time.
Data map: Tokyo, Japan under the epidemic.
According to reports, at present, the total number of confirmed cases in Japan has exceeded 259,000.
Among the newly confirmed cases on January 6, Tokyo had the largest number of 1,591 cases; Kanagawa Prefecture (591 cases) and Osaka Prefecture (560 cases) ranked second and third.
It is worth noting that there are as many as 2,887 newly confirmed cases in one metropolis and three counties (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa) in the metropolitan area, accounting for nearly half of the newly diagnosed cases nationwide.
In view of the severe epidemic situation, the Japanese government previously stated that it plans to declare a state of emergency in the metropolitan area on January 7 and the implementation period is from January 8 to February 7.
As a necessary procedure before declaring a state of emergency, the Japanese government has convened an expert consultation meeting at 9:30 a.m. local time on January 7th. Economic Rebirth Officer Yasushimura Kominoru and Health Laboratories Kenhisa Aida Village attended.
According to reports, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will formally declare a state of emergency in the metropolitan area at the Epidemic Response Headquarters later on January 7.
Later, he will hold a press conference to explain the reasons for the announcement and specific measures.