The number of new corona 19 confirmed cases in Japan fell below 1,000 in a week.
According to the local public broadcaster NHK, the number of new corona19 confirmed in Japan was counted as 740 as of 6:30 pm on the 22nd.
As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan increased by 427,000 and the number of deaths increased by 56 to 7,562.
The number of new confirmed cases in Japan a day remained at less than 1,000 in a week after recording 965 on the 15th.
There is also a movement of local governments wishing to lift the emergency declaration.
It is known that the three metropolitan local governments in the Kansai region, including Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, and Hyogo Prefecture, are planning to request the Japanese government to lift the emergency declaration early without waiting until the 7th of the following month, which is scheduled for the end of the emergency.
However, Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, Japan, said that in the case of the metropolitan area, "there is a strict situation," and said that it is necessary to be cautious about the early release of emergency situations.
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