Tokyo sets new record for coronavirus cases in one day with more than 30,000

TOKYO, July 21 (EFE). – Tokyo this Thursday recorded a record daily number of virus cases detected in one day by reporting more than 30,000 positive cases, a number that responds to the circulation of omicron BA.5 sub-drug of the virus, which is highly contagious.

And the number of new cases reached 31,878 today, as announced by Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike, who also asked Tokyo residents to take the necessary preventive measures, especially before the start of school holidays today.

“The number is very high and that means the virus is close to everyone, both in terms of close and positive contacts, so we will maintain the support and the counseling phone number,” Koike said during a press conference.

Nationally, the number of cases reached 152,536 overnight, another record high for the Asian country due to the circulation of the aforementioned omicron variant. The corresponding balance for the day will be known in the next few hours.

“The level of infections across Japan has also reached a record level, so we are concerned about the availability of hospital beds and are monitoring the situation with great interest,” Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told media today.

In the face of this new wave, the seventh in the country, the Japanese government decided last Friday to expand the group of people who can receive a fourth dose of the vaccine, including now all medical workers and geriatric centers, who thus join those over the age of 60 All adults with immunodeficiency.

The Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said he intends to ensure that young people also get the fourth dose.

Japan, which exceeded 10 million accumulated infections a week ago, has kept its borders closed to tourism since 2020, although it recently allowed small groups of travelers from certain countries to enter on organized trips and under a strict regime. EFE

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