On August 1, local time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that there were 3,058 new confirmed cases of new crowns in the local area, and more than 3,000 confirmed cases were added daily for 5 consecutive days.
In addition, the number of severely ill patients in the local area has also increased to 101, and the last time this figure reached triple digits was on February 14.
On the same day, three police officers in charge of security work at the Tokyo Olympic Games were also diagnosed with the new crown virus.
Regarding the reason for the rapid expansion of infection, Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Norihisa Tamura pointed out that the delta strain has a great influence.
Tamura also called on the public to avoid high-risk behaviors as much as possible to control the spread of the epidemic.
(Producing Sui Zhiyuan)
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】