Japan COVID-19 New Cases in 600s... Nationwide Emergency State Full Lift Discussion This Week

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] The number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan has reached its lowest level in four months.

According to NHK on the 2nd, the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases across Japan the previous day was 698, the lowest since November 4 last year (624 cases).

As a result, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Japan rose to 434,129.

The number of COVID-19 deaths increased by 51 the previous day, bringing the total to 7,961.

The Japanese government judged that the spread of COVID-19 has slowed down and lifted the state of emergency issued to six metropolitan and local governments, including Osaka Prefecture, starting from the previous day.

Additionally, the Japanese government plans to decide this week whether to lift the state of emergency issued to four metropolitan governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The deadline for the metropolitan area’s state of emergency is until the 7th.

If the state of emergency is lifted in the metropolitan area as well, all states of emergency in Japan will be lifted.

Japan’s COVID-19 state of emergency includes measures such as refraining from going out, shortening restaurant business hours, and expanding telework.

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