Epidemic continues, medical treatment is tight, Japan plans to extend implementation of emergency declaration

　　China News Service, February 1 reported that in response to the new crown epidemic, 11 prefectures and counties including Tokyo, Japan implemented the "Declaration of Emergency Situations" until February 7, but the medical urgency has not yet been alleviated.

Japanese media said that Japan plans to extend its "Declaration of Emergency" on February 2.

　　On January 7, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Tokyo and surrounding Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures will implement a state of emergency from the 8th, and on the 13th, they will add additional measures to Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo and other prefectures. The seven prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, Tochigi, and Fukuoka issued the "Declaration of Emergency."

　　The "manifesto" can be summarized in four points: one is to require restaurants to shorten business hours to 8 pm; the other is to reduce commuters by 70% through telecommuting; and the third is to call on people to avoid unnecessary and non-urgent outings after 8 pm. The fourth is to limit the number of people in large-scale events such as sports and concerts.

On January 8, 2021 local time, in Tokyo, Japan, a staff member locked the store door.

　　According to the "Central News Agency" report, the "Declaration of Emergency Situations" has been implemented for about 3 weeks so far. Although the number of newly confirmed cases in the last week tends to decrease from the previous week, among the newly confirmed cases, it is easy to become severely ill. The proportion of elderly people has increased.

　　Regarding this situation, the Japanese government believes that medical resources in the metropolitan area and the Kansai region are still in short supply, and are considering extending the "Declaration of Emergency Situation" originally scheduled to expire on February 7.

　　According to the Kyodo News Agency of Japan, a person from the Japanese government disclosed that on February 1, the Japanese government coordinated the extension of the "Declaration of Emergency Situation" issued due to the spread of the epidemic.

　　However, with regard to Tochigi Prefecture, due to the decrease in the number of newly diagnosed cases and the improvement of the urgent medical resources, the government is also discussing whether to lift the emergency situation in Tochigi Prefecture.

The Japanese government will convene an advisory committee this week to make judgments after listening to expert opinions.