since the start of the pandemic in the past day. the situation in france, reported a record daily high of more than 464,000 new covid cases. but even as cases climb, a new study published by the french council of economic analysis shows the health pass used in europe has saved lives. now, since its adoption last year, it prevented nearly 4,000 deaths in france, and more than 1,000 in both germany and italy. that is according to that study. meantime, parts of asia are tightening their covid safety measures amid fears of new outbreaks and surging cases. japan s prime minister will announce stricter restrictions in 13 regions after a record rise in infections there. joining me now to discuss all these developments, of course, cnn s blake essex joins us from tokyo and our jim bittermann standing by in paris. jim, let me start with you. in the last, say, 40 minutes or so, we ve seen the record rise, worrying rise of covid infections in germany where i
2020 closing ceremony. and speaking of olympics, the winter games in beijing do start in just about two weeks. relatively speaking, the case count is extremely low compared to other countries. only 87 new cases reported yesterday. but because of the country s zero covid policy, if even one case is reported, it means mass testing and lockdowns. currently more than 20 million people across the country are confined to their home. that includes several neighborhoods in beijing. as far as athletes coming to beijing to compete in the olympics are concerned, they are going to be extremely limited in what they re allowed to do. olympic officials have put in place a closed-loop bubble starting today which limits athletes movements and will offer organizers a level of control never seen before at any olympic games, isa. yeah, olympics about three weeks away. blake essex in tokyo, jim
taken several steps to slow down the sixth wave of infection. so far, they have extended travel restrictions, essentially banning all non-residents until the end of february. they have suspended a program that would allow people who were fully vaccinated or have a negative test result to be exempt from covid-19 restrictions. and today, just about 30 minutes ago, the government did declare a quasi-state of emergency order for 13 prefectures, including tokyo, which expands the total to 16. here s a map of the affected areas. this authorization from the national government allows local governors to request that bars and restaurants limit their operating hours, and can ask bars and restaurants to stop serving alcohol. businesses could be fined for non-compliance. now, for the first time ever, japan s covid case count topped 30,000 yesterday. that s an increase of more than 415% compared to the same day last week. the previous record, 25,000 cases recorded last august, just about two weeks
the health pass does, in fact, encourage people to get vaccinations. and we ve seen that both in italy and in france where there s been a health pass in place for sometime now. basically the vaccination rate is going up because of the health pass, and that s what that study showed. it s an interesting thing to get the people encouraged through the idea that not mandating vaccination, but saying rather if you want to do anything out in public, you ve got to have vaccinations. yeah, i remember clearly how controversial that health pass was in france. jim, hold on for just one second. i want to go to blake. blake, what can we expect to hear from the prime minister regarding the restrictions and potentially how they might be received? reporter: you know, isa, it feels like deja vu. tokyo and other parts of japan spent a good chunk of 2021 under a full or quasi-state of emergency. the japanese government has
while the country has been slow to approve vaccinations for kids, on monday the first day of its covid-19 rollout for children, more than 4 million kids between the ages of 15 and 18 received a shot. india s prime minister narendra modi took to twitter to praise the vaccination saying it is an important step to keep looking forward in protecting the youth against covid-19. nationwide, isa, about 90% of excuse me, india s adult population has received at least one dose of the covid vaccine. blake essex in tokyo for us. great to see you. now, prince andrew s legal team is preparing for a big day in court. h how newly released documents could impact the sex case agagainst him. that is next. it packs the power of a big blender on the e go, and it crushes right throrough ice. just drop in your favorite ingredients, even frozen fruit, and make a smoothie