Officials are asking residents and businesses to refrain from holding parties of five people or more for most of next month. The governor says the number limit was chosen after the Central Government issued vague guidelines around gatherings. Translator the message isnt very clear, so we thought we should present a concrete figure. Aichi reported 167 infections. The highest daily figure since the pandemic began. The southern prefecture of okinawa registered for a third day in a row. But its more than double the tuesdayly ltally. Now a hospital worker became the first person cononfirmed to be infected on the remote island. There are concerns whether hospitals in isolated areas will be able to cope if theres an outbreak. Tokyo continues to be the biggest hot spot with 250 cases on wednesday. The daily figure has been above 200 every day in the past week except once. In total more than 34,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed across the country. More than 1,000 people have died. Europ
Tokyo governor ckoike. A new task force has been if t they find there is a serio threat to Public Health or the economy they can declare emergencies for designated areas and times. If that happens, governors will be able to urge schools to close and limit the use of commercial facilities such as Department Stores and movie theaters. Residenc resident residents could also be askskedo stay at home. Still. The governor says now is not the time to declare a statement of emergency. Japan has more than 1400 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. That number does not include more than 700 cases from the diamond princess cruise ship. 59 people have died, including ten from the cruise ship. More than 900 people have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals. Meanwhile, the tokyo metropolitan government says it may be on the verge of a surge of outbreak. S. Translator the capital is now at a critical overshoot phase where there may be a major spike. Each tokyo resident needs to be aware of
Ioc president thomas bach says he is confident there would be a decision in four weeks. The government of the host city says there are a number of issues to tackle including the issue of the athletes village. The facilities, changed into residential units. People expect to start living in them 2023. Translator there are many stake holders invololved in the tokyo 2016 games. So i think it would take four weeks toeaear from each o of th. I think the metropolitan government is the most important stake holder and we will express our opinions in the negotiations. Meanwhile, the head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing Committee Also spoke after the ioc announcement saying he agrees the new coronavirus could force the games to be postponed. T translatotor the situatio with the virusus is growing mor severe a as itt spreads to new regions particularly in the u. S. And europe. And we are fully aware off the circumstances. Were considering a n number of opinions from different places and were not f
Peoples lives to a minimum while preparing for a worst case scenario. The original law was enacted after the 2009 influenza outbreak. The update would allow the government to declare a state of emergency over this latest health issue. Using the proposed revision, the government would have the authority to ban events, to limit the use of large venues like theaters, and to firmly advise people to stay at home. The government hopes to pass the Amendment Bill on friday. The Prime Minister also said the government wants to prevent negative information about japan from spreading abroad. Hes considering asking experts to help dispel any rumors. Abe stressed a number of infected people in japan excluding cases from a virushit cruise ship is considerably lower than some european countries. Border barrier. Japans government is strengthening its border controls from two neighboring countries in attempt to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. Flights arriving from china and south korea can now
Quarantine. Its not clear when those measures will be lifted. The number of newly confirmed cases dropped to 19 on monday. The total is now around 81,000 and the death toll stands at about 3100. At the same time, other nations are ramping up efforts to stop the viruss worldwide spread. Italy is now entirely locked down. Prime minister giusepp conte says the unprecedented measures will last until april 3rd. He asked residents to stay at home and for bayed them from gathering in public. Individuals should only go out for work and healthrelated needs and emergencies. 463 people in italy have died from the virus and nearly 9200 have been infected. Both numbers are the second highest after china. On sunday and monday inmates in the countrys prisons rioted after the virus. The Justice Ministry said seven inmates died. Elsewhere in europe france, germany and spain have now each confirmed more than 1,000 cases. Outside Mainland China and japan over 30,000 infections have been confirmed and mor