Chinanews.com, January 20th. According to Japanese media reports, on the 19th, 5,321 new confirmed cases of new crown in Japan were confirmed, and the total number of confirmed cases has exceeded 340,000; the number of new deaths for the first time exceeded 100, reaching 104, and the cumulative number of deaths has increased. To 4687 cases.
On the same day, the Japanese government revealed that ordinary people in the country are expected to start receiving the new crown vaccine in May.
Data map: Japan under the epidemic.
According to reports, among the newly confirmed cases that day, Tokyo had the most cases, reaching 1,240; Kanagawa Prefecture (737 cases) and Osaka Prefecture (525 cases) ranked second and third.
In addition, there were 104 new deaths that day, the highest number of new deaths in a single day in the country since the outbreak.
Among them, Tokyo, Osaka Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture all have more than 10 cases.
At present, the Japanese government is preparing for the new crown vaccination work. It plans to start vaccinating medical workers in late February, and plans to complete the vaccination work for people over 65 and those with underlying diseases by the end of April.
In addition, a person from the Japanese government also revealed on January 19 that it plans to open vaccination for the general public from May.