China News Service, July 15 (Xinhua) According to reports from Japan's Kyodo News Agency, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Japan basically decided on the 15th to raise the four stage indicators related to the new coronavirus epidemic to the highest level.

China News Service, July 15 (Xinhua) According to reports from Japan's Kyodo News Agency, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Japan basically decided on the 15th to raise the four stage indicators related to the new coronavirus epidemic to the highest level.

Data map: On June 2, local time, the Rainbow Bridge, a landmark building in Tokyo, Japan, lit up in red.

According to reports, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike revealed at the Metropolitan Government Building on the 14th that there were 143 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tokyo. Following the 119 new confirmed cases in a single day on the 13th, the number of new confirmed cases in a single day continued to be below 200, but it still remained at a high three-digit level.

Since Japan’s emergency declaration was lifted on May 25, the number of infections in Tokyo has continued to increase. After June, the increase in the number of infections became more obvious. As of July 12, Tokyo has had more than 200 new confirmed cases in a single day for four consecutive days.

reported that in addition to bars and other downtown areas at night, collective infections have also occurred in theaters, nurseries and welfare facilities in Tokyo, raising concerns about the spread of the epidemic from Tokyo to other places.