China News Service, January 7th. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), at 3 pm local time on January 7, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that there were 2,447 new confirmed cases of new crowns in the area, a record high for two consecutive days.
Data map: Tokyo, Japan under the epidemic.
According to reports, this is the first time that the number of newly confirmed cases in Tokyo has exceeded 2,000 in a single day.
At present, there are over 68,000 confirmed cases in the local area.
The report pointed out that the Tokyo epidemic is spreading rapidly, and there is no trend of easing.
In addition, as of January 7, the number of severely ill patients in Tokyo has also increased to 121, the highest since the outbreak.
The local medical system is constantly under pressure.
In view of the severe epidemic situation, the Japanese government plans to declare a state of emergency in the metropolitan area (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa) on the evening of January 7. The implementation period will be from January 8 to February 7.