On the 19th in Tokyo, it was discovered that more than 500 people were infected with the newly reported new corona virus. It passed 493 on the 18th and hit a record for the second day in a row, reaching the 500 level for the first time. On the 19th, given the worsening of the contagious situation this month, the city decided to raise the alert level shown in four stages to the highest level of “contagion is spreading.” In the afternoon of the same day, a follow-up meeting with experts will be held to make a final decision based on the results of the analysis, and in the evening, Governor Yuriko Koike will hold an extraordinary press conference to explain the response policy.

According to Tokyo officials, it is expected not to ask restaurants to shorten their business hours during the “second wave”, focusing on comprehensive measures for the seriously ill and individual infections. This summer, the expansion was noticeable through the city center at night, but now the infection route, region and age group are broader than at that time, and this time there are growing opinions that question the effect of the time saving application.

Koike told reporters in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the morning of 19 that he would “decide on a policy at a follow-up meeting” regarding raising the alert level.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Yoshii Suga announced on the 19th that he “acknowledges that he has the utmost caution” regarding the fact that the number of newly infected people per day reached a record high of over 2000 on the 18th.

The city’s current state of alert is the second “spreading contagion,” which has lasted for more than two months since it was lowered from the highest level on September 10. Also, the index of the health care delivery system shown in four stages is expected to remain in the second level of serious.

The infection situation is deteriorating rapidly in Tokyo, and the average number of people infected per day during the last 7 days has almost doubled from 169.3 on the 1st of this month to 335 on the 18th. summer, 346.1 (to August 5).

It was the second time from August 6 to 9 that the number of infected people per day reached more than 300 for four consecutive days from August 11 to 14. (Joint)