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Japan, which has a severe corona 19 epidemic, again recorded the highest number of seriously ill patients with the number of infected people in the entire country. Some restaurants and karaoke bars in areas with a high number of infections have cut their business, but concerns are growing about whether restrictive measures can prevent the violent spread. Japan connects. Correspondent Lee Kyung-ah! Again, in Japan, the most infected people came out after the crown crisis, right? Let’s start with the infection situation. Yes. Yesterday there were 2,684 new infections across Japan. It surpassed 2,591 people on the 21st, which was the highest so far in a week. There were more than 1,000 people infected in both Tokyo and Osaka. The number of seriously ill patients also doubled to 440 in two weeks. Compared with the previous 1st and 2nd epidemics, the number of seriously ill patients and the number of infected patients has increased significantly. The medical community is deeply concerned that an increase in the number of seriously ill patients could lead to medical collapse. Dedicated equipment is also a problem, but this is because the burden on the medical system is increasing and a dedicated medical staff of around 10 people per critical patient is required. In this regard, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Expert Meeting last week, it was noted that if the current situation continues, it may be difficult to perform general treatment and surgery soon. In Tokyo and Osaka, etc., sales are falling. What are the reactions to the COVID-19 prevention measures implemented by the government and local governments? More than 2,000 infected people are outside of Japan, surpassing the time of the first and second pandemics, but government countermeasures are now quite flexible. During the first pandemic last spring, former Prime Minister Abe declared an emergency for the first time in history, prompting national movement restrictions, suspension of commercial activities and school closings. But now, Suga’s cabinet, which is focused on revitalizing the economy, is reluctant to crack down. The medical community has repeatedly called for reconsideration, claiming that the travel and dining support projects that the Suga cabinet has been enthusiastically promoting is one of the causes of the spread of the infection. The Japanese government does not accept such views and only temporarily suspends some areas and does not take any further action when requested by local governments. In addition, areas with a large number of infections, such as Tokyo and Osaka, requested a reduction in sales in restaurants and karaoke bars. In the case of Tokyo, based on location information from mobile phones, the number of crowds in the city center has decreased since 10 pm, the first day of closure. Tokyo Shibuya 14%, Harajuku 6% and Kabukicho 5% declined, TBS reported. The reduction in sales is an unforced request, and the compensation for participating companies is 20,000 yen a day and our money is just over 200,000 won. For this reason, many of the companies approaching the end of the year are reluctant to participate in reducing sales. The question is growing whether restrictive measures by the Japanese government and local governments can ease the wave of the third epidemic. I’m YTN Lee Kyung-ah from Tokyo.
