Thousands of Yoshihide Suga have a strong sense of crisis in a single day, and the emergency declaration area will be expanded.

　　China News Service, July 30. According to Kyodo News, Japan’s new crown epidemic continued to expand rapidly. On the 29th, 10,693 people were newly diagnosed in the country with a record high, and the number of new infections exceeded 10,000 for the first time in a single day.

In response to the epidemic, the Japanese government has basically decided to expand the new crown emergency declaration area.

On April 23, local time, a big screen on the streets of Tokyo, Japan broadcasted the third emergency declaration issued by the Japanese government, involving Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto. The time was April 25. May to May 11.

　　According to the report, the Japanese government has basically decided to issue additional emergency declarations to the four prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Osaka, as the highly contagious delta strains are raging in urban areas.

In Hokkaido, Ishikawa Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Fukuoka Prefecture, key measures to prevent spread will be applied.

The period is from August 2 to 31.

　　In addition, the time limit for emergency declarations in Tokyo and Okinawa prefectures will also be extended from August 22 to 31.

The above matters will be formally finalized on July 30.

　　Japanese media said that it would be an unusual situation to add target regions during the Tokyo Olympics and partly overlap with the Paralympic Games that opened on August 24.

　　On the 29th, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and the minister in charge of economic regeneration Yasuhiro Nishimura and other relevant cabinet officials discussed at the official residence.

He told the media after the conclusion: "I am responding with a strong sense of crisis."

　　3865 people were newly diagnosed with infection in Tokyo on the 29th, setting a new record for 3 consecutive days.

There were 1,164 people in Kanagawa Prefecture and 392 people in Okinawa Prefecture.

Chiba Prefecture has the second highest number of 576 people, and Saitama Prefecture has newly diagnosed 864 people.

Osaka Prefecture also reached 932 people.

　　The Japanese government will hold a meeting of the basic response policy group meeting attended by experts and others on the morning of the 30th. Nishimura intends to solicit opinions and seek agreement on the policy.

On the same day, the government countermeasures headquarters meeting was held and the official schedule was being coordinated.

　　The Japanese government has issued emergency declarations for Tokyo and Okinawa prefectures, and applied key measures such as preventing spread to the four prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Osaka.