China News Service, March 22nd, reported that on the 22nd local time, the emergency declaration was fully lifted in 1 capital and 3 counties in the Japanese metropolitan area, but experts are still worried about the recurrence of the new crown epidemic.
On the other hand, the number of confirmed cases of mutated virus detected in Japan is accelerating.
On January 7, local time, in Tokyo, Japan, people traveled wearing masks.
According to reports, on the 22nd, the Japanese government lifted the emergency declaration on the 1 metropolis and 3 counties in the metropolitan area, namely Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa.
However, some experts still worry that the epidemic will resume after the ban is lifted.
In addition, according to the results of a telephone public opinion survey conducted by Kyodo News on the 20th and 21st, regarding the decision to cancel the emergency declaration of the 1 metropolis and 3 prefectures in the metropolitan area, 52.2% of the responses considered “premature” and “appropriate” responses. Accounted for 27.9%, and 12.9% of the responses considered "too late".
On the other hand, the mutated virus is still accelerating its spread in Japan.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan stated that in addition to airport quarantine, as of March 16, 399 cases of the mutant virus had been detected in Japan, distributed in 26 prefectures.
As of March 2, 165 cases of the mutant virus were detected, and as of the 9th, there were 271 cases.
After the 16th, Miyagi, Fukuoka and other prefectures detected the mutant virus for the first time.
Polls show that for people confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus in various places, the number of uneasy responses, including "a certain degree," rose to 82.2%.
According to reports, compared with the original virus, the proportion of children infected with the mutated virus is higher. Recently, there have been cases of collective infection including the elderly, and the number of severely ill people and deaths may increase.
On January 7, local time, in Tokyo, Japan, a passerby passed by an empty outdoor restaurant.
Takashi Wakita, director of Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases, said that the full picture of the epidemic has not yet been fully grasped and it is necessary to analyze it.
If it is easy to spread between children or children to adults, the current epidemic prevention measures must be changed.
In Japan, in March, elderly people were collectively infected with a mutated virus due to participation in activities.
In Chiba Prefecture, 12 of a group of elderly people who sang karaoke during the day were collectively infected with the mutant virus, and one of them was seriously ill.
Some elderly people do not wear a mask when singing.
In a rally hosted by food-related businesses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, 13 employees and participants were diagnosed with the variant virus reported in the UK, including the elderly.
Tokyo Medical University Professor Hamada Atsushi said that if the mutated virus reported in the UK spreads, the elderly will be more susceptible to infection and the fatality rate may increase.
In addition, polls show that 65.6% of the respondents think that the progress of the Japanese government’s new crown vaccination plan is smooth, and 28.9% think it’s smooth.