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The Japanese Prime Minister insists on not declaring a state of emergency. Despite the number of coronavirus infections surpassing 200,000
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would not yet declare a national emergency. Although Japan has more than 200,000 cases of COVID-19 infection.
The Japanese Ministry of Health said. People infected with the COVID-19 virus The new cases hit 1,806 today, resulting in Japan now having a cumulative number of 201,050 infections, excluding 700 cases from the Diamond cruises. Princess, who was detained in Yokohama last February.
In addition, the death toll nationwide stands at 2,978.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government released 392 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday (Dec.21) and the cumulative number of cases were 51,838, the highest from all 47 prefectures in Japan.
Mr. Suga said, The government will prompt restaurants and bars to close more quickly to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
There is also no evidence that the mutated virus is virulent. Or will reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine
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