(Bloomberg): The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo was 32,698 on the 23rd, exceeding 30,000 for the third consecutive day. The number fell below the record high of 34,995 on the previous day.
According to the announcement by the city, the bed usage rate was 46.5% (44.7% the day before), and 14 people were seriously ill (15 people the day before). The moving average of infected people over the last 7 days was 23,68.0 (21,099.6), 163.5% (165.0%) of the previous week.
According to NHK reports, the number of newly infected people is the highest ever in Osaka, Hokkaido, Aichi, and Okinawa prefectures. There are concerns about the tightness of medical care in local areas, and the response of the government and local governments is drawing attention.
Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare Shigeyuki Goto announced on the 22nd that the waiting period for close contact with new corona-infected persons will be shortened from 7 days to 5 days. If the antigen qualitative test confirms negative results twice, the waiting period is canceled on the third day.
Governor Yuriko Koike has announced that she will not identify close contacts at elementary schools and nursery schools.
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