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Japan decided to apply additional key epidemic prevention measures to 13 prefectures

China News Network, January 19, comprehensive Japanese media reported that on the 19th, the Japanese government officially decided that from January 21 to February 13, 12 prefectures including the capital circle, 12 prefectures would be additionally applied to "key measures such as preventing spread". In addition, as of 5:20 p.m. local time on the 19th, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Japan exceeded 40,000 for the first time, setting a new record for two consecutive days.

According to the report, the target areas of the new key measures are tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa in the four prefectures of the metropolitan area, as well as the nine prefectures of Gunma, Niigata, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Kagawa, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Miyazaki. Together with the three prefectures of Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Okinawa, which have applied key measures, the total number of prefectures has been expanded to 16 prefectures.

According to reports, on the morning of the 19th, the Japanese government held a group meeting on the basic response policy attended by experts and other participants. Daishiro Yamaji, head of economic regeneration, said, "Considering that with the rapid spread of the new crown epidemic, it may cause a huge burden on the medical supply system in the near future, it is necessary to prevent the spread of the epidemic as soon as possible." ”

In addition, on the 19th, there were 7377 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Tokyo, Japan, which also set a new record.

Source: China News Network

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