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Japanese health experts warn that the country is facing the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, in a context in which a record number of cases have been reported again – 1,645 people have been infected in the last 24 hours in the Japanese archipelago, according to local press quoted by dpa and Agerpres.
The tally, which includes a record 236 new cases on the northern island of Hokkaido, surpassed the previous daily case record – 1,596 infections – on Aug.7, according to Kyodo News. Tokyo confirmed 393 new cases, the highest daily toll in three months, and Osaka prefecture recorded 231 cases, exceeding 200 infection thresholds for the third consecutive day.
The recent increases “may be considered the third wave of coronavirus,” Toshio Nakagawa, president of the Japan Medical Association, said at a press conference Wednesday when 1,543 new cases were reported on the territory of the Japanese archipelago.
Japan emerged from the state of emergency in most of the 47 prefectures in mid-May. The country faced a second wave of the epidemic in August.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Economic Revitalization Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said it is not necessary to immediately declare another state of national emergency.
However, the minister said Japan may have to impose restrictions on economic activities if the situation worsens.
Japan has so far reported 114,400 infections with the novel coronavirus and 1,884 deaths associated with COVID-19, according to Kyodo news agency.
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