[국제]7841 new coronavirus confirmed on the first day of the emergency in Japan…

Today, the first day when the metropolitan emergency took effect in Japan, the number of new corona19 confirmed again recorded the highest.

According to the local public broadcaster NHK’s statistics, as of today (8th) at 8 pm, 7,841 new coronavirus infections were confirmed across Japan.

It broke the record for the fourth day following 4,912 people on the 5th, 5,999 on the 6th, and 7,570 on the 7th.

The number of Corona 19 deaths increased by 57 a day to 3,955.

The number of severely ill patients increased by 30 to 826, the largest number since the coronavirus outbreak.

In response to the rapid spread of Corona 19 infection, the Japanese government yesterday announced that it will issue an emergency situation in the metropolitan area, including Tokyo, from today to the 7th of next month, with the aim of refraining from going out after 8 pm and reducing restaurant business hours.

Osaka Prefecture, which was excluded from the issue of emergency issuance, decided to hold a meeting of the Corona 19 Countermeasure Headquarters today and request the government to issue an emergency.

NHK said that Osaka Prefecture is planning to request an emergency situation tomorrow as early as possible in step with neighboring Hyogo Prefectures and Kyoto Prefectures.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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