[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 22nd that 41 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Japan on the 21st. As a result, the total number of confirmed cases in Japan increased to 17,228. Additionally, the number of deaths in Japan rose by 15 on the same day, bringing the total to 812.



The Japanese government, seeing that the spread of infections has entered a stabilization phase, lifted the COVID-19 state of emergency on the afternoon of the 21st for three Kansai region prefectures: Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo. Foreign media in Japan also reported that the state of emergency is expected to be further lifted for other regions, including Tokyo, as early as the 25th.


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