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In a residential area of the city, five new infections were confirmed on Monday, authorities said. In the quarter, an infection was found Sunday in an 89-year-old man, the first in more than a month.
Wuhan’s central Chinese industrial metropolis is the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. To curb the virus, authorities quarantined the entire city for more than two months. Since the curfew was lifted about four weeks ago, Wuhan has been considered a “low risk” area. However, in the affected neighborhood, the level of infection risk has now risen from “low” to “medium”.
In addition to the new cases in Wuhan, China also reported eleven new asymptomatic cases in the surrounding Wuhan province on Monday. There is also a new infection center in Shulan, in northeast Jilin province. The city was quarantined on Sunday. Five new cases were also reported Monday from the northeast border region with North Korea. According to the government, so far no infections have been found in North Korea.
The Japanese government plans to end Corona’s emergency in some provinces earlier this week. A decision will be made Thursday after consultations with experts on whether a partial uprising is possible, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in parliament on Monday. Japan is on the “constant path” to leave the coronavirus crisis behind.
In Japan, a state of emergency does not mean strong exit restrictions like in Europe. Citizens are only asked to stay home if possible. Even if the government cancels the state of emergency, residents should not travel beyond provincial borders and avoid large crowds.
The state of emergency is still valid until May 31. The government divided the 47 prefectures of the country into two groups. The “particular precaution” applies to 13 provinces, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, as well as Osaka and Kyoto. This does not apply to the other provinces.
Japan had more than 16,500 cases of infection and more than 640 deaths as of Monday, the NHK television station reported. According to official information, the trend of new infections is now pointing down. According to NHK, only 15 other cases were confirmed on Monday in the heavily affected capital Tokyo. This means that the number of new daily infections in Tokyo is below the 20 mark for the first time since the end of March.
