According to statistics from the Japan Broadcasting Association TV, from January to March this year, there were about 10,000 new deaths from the new crown in Japan, of which about 9,300 new deaths were reported in the past two months.
Statistics show that on the 1st (as of 18:10 local time), there were 49,266 new confirmed cases in Japan, with a total of 6,615,269 confirmed cases; 78 new deaths were added that day, with a total of 28,215 deaths.
In addition, about 90% of the new crown deaths in Japan in January and February this year were elderly people over 70 years old.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno announced on the same day that in order to meet the needs of Japanese returning home and the entry needs of foreign students, the upper limit of the number of immigrants per day will be raised from 7,000 to 10,000 from the 10th.
According to the Cabinet Office of Japan announced on the 1st, the minister responsible for the low birthrate, Seiko Noda, was infected with the new crown.
This is the first time a cabinet member in Japan has been infected with the new crown.
The Cabinet Office said Noda Seiko will be quarantined at home.