Japan on Wednesday reported 209,694 new coronavirus cases, as new infections continued to surge across the nation.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 29,036 new coronavirus cases, down 2,557 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 24, up three from Tuesday, health officials said. The nationwide figure is 311, up 40 from Tuesday.
Other prefectures reporting high numbers were Osaka (21,860), Kanagawa (16,554), Saitama (12,892), Fukuoka (11,188), Hyogo (10,152), Chiba (8,389), Hokkaido (5,522), Kyoto (5,491), Okinawa (4,816), Shizuoka (4,698), Kagoshima (3,328), Hiroshima (2,946), Miyazaki (2,447), Niigata (2,210), Okayama (2,272) and Nara (1,508).
The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide was 129.
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23 Comments
falseflagsteve
Back in Osaka today and popped out earlier to see what’s occurring.
Very busy round here, people out having fun without a care in the world, wonderful to see.
The facts about this new variant are that although highly contagious it’s very mild. This combined with most having antibodies ensures no serious problems.
The vaccines provide a little help which wanes very quickly, helpful to the vulnerable yet seemingly pointless and maybe damaging to kids according to recent research in Singapore
Alechz
Absolute rot, perpetuated by people like John Campbell who misread studies.
ian
This is quite a jump, also yesterday. Hope these are flukes but that's too much to hope for.
Let's follow the usual precautions take care everyone
painkiller
Japan reports 209,694 new coronavirus cases
Japan continues to get hit hard.
The best way to not become infected is to not get infected.
Amazing that Macau is reporting zero cases while Japan sees its numbers continue to skyrocket out of control.
And to think at one point Japan was being lauded for its "efforts".
Hervé L'Eisa
The vax is ineffective against the new strain.
And the unfortunate who have died in recent days have had numerous comorbidities, so it's ludicrous to call their passing "caused by" corona. Died WITH does not equal died FROM.
CommodoreFlag
Japan has done very well at managing the Covid-19 pandemic*
Japan’s COVID deaths per capita is 246 per million people, the lowest out of the 38 members of the OECD, according to Our World in Data. It’s all the more significant given Japan has the highest proportion of elderly people — typically some of the most vulnerable to the coronavirus — in the world. New Zealand’s rate, previously the lowest, sits at 257 per million after the country faced its first substantial virus wave upon opening up and lifting curbs.
*https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/18/national/science-health/japan-coronavirus-deaths-low/
didou
@Reckless
If everyone got it, you do not have to pay attention anymore. Just be patient
As for me, I stayed in a separate room to isolate and disinfected everytime I used the bathroom, toilet, and kitchen. My room was very hot, and the space to sleep not confortable. But it was a question of patience. The worst is I think to isolate while there are no symptoms, as the symptoms only last three days
wolfshine
Who failed to build more hospitals? The people in charge, locally and nationally.
Who failed to hire more medical professionals? The people in charge, locally and nationally.
Who failed to get enough beds? The people in charge, locally and nationally.
Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa. It is an endless trifecta of incompetence. They don't do what is necessary to prepare for the bi-annual summer and winter Covid festivals, and thus every time, Japan faces the same problem.
But who gets slapped with the blame?
The army of armchair medical experts want to blame people who have stopped caring and just want to live their lives to the fullest without having to add a peer-researched citation to every thing they say or do, instead of ACTUALLY holding the responsible parties accountable. Sad!
John Noun
Irresponsible beyond belief, Steve.
It's not wonderful. It's selfish. Think of the healthcare industry.
Algernon LaCroix
Those masks and vaccines are working really well, aren't they? The government should be promoting measures that actually work, but we're not allowed to talk about them here.
Axel
I know this is anecdotal but it seems to be more and more the norm.
Anyway, I was at a BBQ and most people weren't vaccinated. Including myself. One guy who was vaccinated came down with the virus 2 days later and it has hit him hard. He's been really ill for about 10 days. The guy in question is/was only a little overweight and about 30 years-old. More and more evidence the vaccines make one more susceptible to infection and more susceptible to serious illness if infected.
falseflagsteve
John Noun
How does people being out and having fun have anything to do with the healthcare industry?
ive looked after myself over the years and luckily I wasn’t born with a disability or anything. If people have health issues and/or are afraid of catching Covid they need to take the necessary precautions. The rest of society isn’t their nursemaid. If you’re sick the governments job is to do that. People need to go out amd have fun and more importantly support their local economy and socialise.
Hising away and living in fear increases stress which reduces the the immune systems ability to function. Maintain a PMA ( Positive Mental Attitude), eat well, be happy and most importantly use your body, exercise boosts the immune system, essential in these times.
ian
No it's not.
Do you know anyone you consider smart? Ask that person if your reasoning is correct
ClippetyClop
People are quite welcome to be unvaxxed. The discrimination is not against their vaccination status, it’s the lies they perpetuate in order to justify it.
JTC
As for the Public attitude towards this increasing number of cases - I often see lots of younger people "working folks"- parading themselves around Super markets without face-masks, whilst the rest of us wear them... even supermarkets with signs on the doorways saying that Masks are Mandatory - turn a blind eye to this... For example NISSIN within the Azabu-Juban area, is an excellent example - For Japanese persons it appears to be fine to break this rule....
David Van Cleef
Where did all these extra medical professionals for-hire come from, did they magically appear in the workforce somehow?
wtfjapan
People are quite welcome to be unvaxxed. The discrimination is not against their vaccination status, it’s the lies they perpetuate in order to justify it.
exactly they'll make any excuse not to take it, I personally dont give too hoots of people are vaccinated or not, what really pees me off are the lies they make not backed by any medical eveidence to justify why they wont take it. Its their lies or misinformation that might fool others into thinking the same, we already know how dangerous lies and misinformation is
My J sister in law works in a hospital treating covid patients, and the fact now like it was 2 yrs ago are the vast majority of those in serious condition are unvaxxed, yes there are some fully vaxxed as well, but they tend to be elderly or people with underlying conditions, this hasnt changed throught out the entire pandemic. FACT