A government panel approved the plan putting Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba, as well as Osaka, under the state of emergency from Monday until Aug. 31. The measures already in place in Tokyo and the southern island of Okinawa will be extended until the end of August.
Tokyo has reported a record rise in cases for three days in a row, including 3,865 on Thursday. The cases have doubled since last week, and officials have warned they may hit 4,500 a day within two weeks.Officials said 2,995 were hospitalized, about half the current capacity of 6,000 beds, with some hospitals already full. More than 10,000 others were isolating at home or designated hotels, with nearly 5,600 waiting at home while health centers decide where they will be treated.
Nationwide, Japan reported 10,687 confirmed cases Thursday, exceeding 10,000 for the first time. It has recorded 15,166 fatalities from COVID-19, including 2,288 in Tokyo, since the pandemic began. The emergency measures focus on an alcohol ban at eateries and karaoke bars and their shortened hours, but they have become less effective because people are only requested to stay and work from home. Many were defying the measures at a time when the more infectious delta strain is spreading.
The IOC have a lot of explaining to do. It's my understanding that Japan is at the mercy of IOC. IOC. FIFA. NFL. Criminal enterprises, IMHO.
Imagine if they tested for the flu each year like they are COVID. We would have millions given the CDC estimated worldwide 'annual influenza epidemics result in about 3-5 million cases of severe illness and about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths.' I guess those numbers are acceptable.
The ambitious governor wants to stand out, but she is incompetent and hates work. 🦥 Preventing the spread is not a national task. This is a job that the governor must do.👎
BREAKING: Japan expands state of emergency to 4 more areas after record spikes in coronavirus cases amid Olympics.
Who could have predicted this? I know, everyone.
I'm Japanese living in Tokyo. Cases are increasing due to delta variant spreading. Mostly nothing to do with the Olympics. We are facing vaccine logistical problem. Soon the state of emergency will be declared nationwide.
THEY WERE WARNED! This probably still isn't as bad as Trump, but damn, guys!
Japan's state of emergency seems not to be effective. Many people in Japan are so tired of the contradiction between taking place of the Olympics and the long-term restrictions on citizen's life like 'gaman (我慢)', which means endurance in Japanese.
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