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Japanese media: Japan's new coronavirus cases exceeded 40,000 for the first time in a single day, a new high for two consecutive days

author:Globe.com

Source: World Wide Web

According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, there were 41,487 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Japan on the 19th, and the number of new cases in a single day exceeded 40,000 for the first time, a new high for two consecutive days. According to the report, the Japanese government decided to apply additional "key measures such as prevention of spread" to 13 prefectures including Tokyo, but the sixth wave of the epidemic showed an explosive spread, and it is impossible to foresee how many infected people will increase.

Japanese media: Japan's new coronavirus cases exceeded 40,000 for the first time in a single day, a new high for two consecutive days

According to reports, from the perspective of various prefectures, 7,377 people were infected in Tokyo, 6,101 in Osaka, 2,881 in Aichi, and 2,514 in Hyogo. The report mentioned that the weekly positive rate in Osaka at the beginning of the year was about 1%, and now it has risen to 18.9%. The Omikejong mutation continues to spread at an alarming rate, and bed utilization across Japan has risen dramatically. In addition, there have been a series of collective infections in Japanese schools, childcare facilities, hospitals, and facilities for the elderly.

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