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The Japanese government meets this week … Decision based on expert opinion
4 metropolitan areas will remain, including Tokyo, until the 7th of the following month.
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The Corona 19 emergency, which ran for nearly two months in Japan, is expected to be lifted this month, except in the metropolitan area. The Japanese government is fighting to reduce the number of infected people as much as possible to create an Olympic atmosphere, but it is not easy. Corona and the Olympics, let’s see what happens to the Tokyo correspondent Correspondent Lee Kyung-ah! Originally, until the 7th of the following month was an emergency period. You asked the government to publish it first in some areas like Osaka, right? The heads of three local governments in the Kansai region, including Osaka, called on the Japanese government to lift the emergency later this month. The number of newly infected people and the situation in the ward were considered to have improved over the past two months in an emergency. The Japanese government plans to decide within this week to lift the emergency situation in six regions, including Gifu, Aichi and Fukuoka, as well as Kansai, a week earlier. Four areas were first removed in the metropolitan area, including Tokyo. Although the number of infected people is declining, the decline has recently slowed and medical facilities, such as hospital rooms, continue to experience difficulties. On January 7, when the second emergency was issued, the number of infected nationwide reached 8,000. Almost two months after that, the number dropped to 1,083 yesterday, returning to the level of early November last year. However, these numbers are still well above 720, the maximum at the time of the first emergency in April last year. Does the Olympic torch go out on the 25th of next month? Until then, the Japanese government was thinking of reducing the number of infected people as much as possible to boost the atmosphere of hosting the Olympics. What would happen? The number of infected people in Japan is decreasing, but the situation does not appear to be calm. First of all, the spread of the mutant virus is great. Initially it was only found in airport quarantine, but now it is emerging from all over Japan. As of the 22nd, there were 135 infected people from 17 local governments nationwide. Japanese media such as Asahi Shimbun noted that this number has increased fivefold in three weeks. The crowds of cherry blossom spectators across the country, expected in spring, are also a factor of concern. In fact, at the end of March last year, the crowds of cherry blossom spectators caused the rapid spread of the wreath, and every local government is tense. Tokyo has already built a one-way route to prevent crowds from filling cherry blossom spots like Ueno Park, and some parking lots in the park are closed on Saturdays. There is a perspective among experts that if the mutant virus and spring outings cannot be stopped effectively, it could lead to the fourth pandemic. The general meeting of the IOC is scheduled for the 10th of next month. In the next month, it seems that there will be some conclusions about whether the Tokyo Olympics will be held. What will happen in the future? A famous Japanese political critic said in a television broadcast that it would not host such an Olympic Games in the first place. Japan is said to be deeply concerned about the Olympics, where problems continue, such as the replacement of the organizing committee chairman not only by Corona, but also with remarks against women. It is a complex issue that involves money, politics and various interests, so it is now difficult for anyone to be sure if the event will take place. It is worth noting that major countries like the United States and Germany are showing an extremely cautious stance on the crown situation. When President Biden of the United States took office, when he first mentioned the Olympics, he said: “We must judge based on science.” At the G7 summit on 19, German Prime Minister Merkel said the corona pandemic will continue until all vaccinations are finished. The Japanese government wanted to gain support to host the Tokyo Olympics at the G7 Summit, but it seems that this trend has not been met. In particular, the vaccination schedule is delayed in countries such as Japan, the host country, due to a shortage of vaccine supplies. Currently, the Japanese government is running simulations on a variety of options, including hosting without spectators. However, while the selection of athletes is not progressing adequately, there is an increasingly gloomy prospect that even if the Olympics are held, it will be difficult to become a sports festival that everyone hopes I’m YTN Lee Kyung-ah from Tokyo.
