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▼ Experts Warn Of A New Wave Of COVID-19 As Cases Rise Across Japan
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Japan is seeing a rebound in COVID-19 cases across the country, government data showed Saturday, as experts caution that another resurgence of infections may be around the corner.
The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in a week through Friday increased in 44 of the country’s 47 prefectures, according to the government data, less than two weeks after Japan completely lifted quasi-emergency measures entailing business restrictions and other curbs.
Experts on a government panel monitoring the pandemic situation say new daily cases had been gradually declining for more than a month after the government began implementing quasi-emergency measures in January to contain a sixth wave of infections, but recent rises need to be carefully monitored given a notable increase in infections among teens.
On Saturday, 48,825 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide, up about 1,500 from a week earlier, with the spread of the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant of the omicron strain likely to blame.
The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms stood at 518, down 15 from Friday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 7,395 new COVID-19 cases, with the daily count nearly matching the 7,440 reported a week earlier.
The capital also reported four new deaths, while the number of severely ill patients under the metropolitan government’s standards rose by two from Friday to 32.
The seven-day average of new cases came to 7,622.4, up from 6,274.9 a week earlier.
Elsewhere, Kanagawa Prefecture saw 4,807 new cases and six deaths and Osaka Prefecture logged 3,666 cases and 13 deaths.
On Friday, Japan reported 49,266 new cases nationwide, with the daily count rising by some 1,800 from a week before.
Across the country, there were 78 new fatalities among COVID-19 patients.
Other countries are also seeing a rise in coronavirus cases as the omicron subvariant becomes the dominant COVID-19 strain at a time when they relaxed antivirus measures.
Japan ended quasi-emergency measures on March 21 in Tokyo and other major prefectures. As many as 36 prefectures were under the measures at one point.
The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in a week through Friday increased in 44 of the country’s 47 prefectures, according to the government data, less than two weeks after Japan completely lifted quasi-emergency measures entailing business restrictions and other curbs.
Experts on a government panel monitoring the pandemic situation say new daily cases had been gradually declining for more than a month after the government began implementing quasi-emergency measures in January to contain a sixth wave of infections, but recent rises need to be carefully monitored given a notable increase in infections among teens.
On Saturday, 48,825 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide, up about 1,500 from a week earlier, with the spread of the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant of the omicron strain likely to blame.
The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms stood at 518, down 15 from Friday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 7,395 new COVID-19 cases, with the daily count nearly matching the 7,440 reported a week earlier.
The capital also reported four new deaths, while the number of severely ill patients under the metropolitan government’s standards rose by two from Friday to 32.
The seven-day average of new cases came to 7,622.4, up from 6,274.9 a week earlier.
Elsewhere, Kanagawa Prefecture saw 4,807 new cases and six deaths and Osaka Prefecture logged 3,666 cases and 13 deaths.
On Friday, Japan reported 49,266 new cases nationwide, with the daily count rising by some 1,800 from a week before.
Across the country, there were 78 new fatalities among COVID-19 patients.
Other countries are also seeing a rise in coronavirus cases as the omicron subvariant becomes the dominant COVID-19 strain at a time when they relaxed antivirus measures.
Japan ended quasi-emergency measures on March 21 in Tokyo and other major prefectures. As many as 36 prefectures were under the measures at one point.
- April 3, 2022
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