China News Service, January 22. According to a report from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 21st, 5,653 new cases of new crown were newly diagnosed across Japan, and the total number of confirmed cases has exceeded 350,000.

In view of the continuous spread of the epidemic, the Japanese cabinet passed a series of amendments to the epidemic prevention bill on the 22nd. After the Congress passes and takes effect, the authorities' law enforcement will be strengthened.

Data map: Japan under the epidemic.

  According to reports, among the newly confirmed cases that day, Tokyo had the largest number of 1,471 cases; Kanagawa Prefecture (731 cases) and Osaka Prefecture (501 cases) ranked second and third.

  At the same time, Japan added 94 new crown deaths that day, and the cumulative number of deaths has increased to 4873.

  Although the Japanese government announced on January 8th and January 13th that the 1 capital and 3 counties in the metropolitan area and the 7 prefectures in Kansai and other places have entered a state of emergency, about two weeks have passed and the epidemic in Japan has not yet appeared. Significantly improved.

On January 8, Tokyo, Japan, a restaurant owner is packing up the seats in the shop and preparing to close the shop.

  In order to improve the implementation of the epidemic prevention policy, the Japanese Cabinet on the 22nd passed amendments to the "New Type Influenza and Other Countermeasures Special Measures Act", the "Infectious Diseases Act" and the "Quarantine Law".

  The contents of the amendment include:

  -Even if no emergency is declared, the authorities have the right to implement centralized epidemic prevention measures.

  ——If businesses do not obey the local government's epidemic prevention requirements, epidemic prevention personnel can take some compulsory measures, including home inspections.

At the same time, the authorities can also impose fines on businesses that fail to cooperate.

  ——In principle, people entering Japan should stay at home for 14 days. If they do not cooperate, they may take measures such as compulsory isolation or even criminal detention.

  According to reports, this series of amendments may be passed in Congress in February.