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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 2,004 new coronavirus cases, down 156 from Saturday and up 382 from last Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is three, unchanged from Saturday, health officials said. The nationwide figure is 40, up four from Saturday.
Nationwide, the number of reported cases was 14,328. Other prefectures reporting high numbers were Okinawa (1,268), Osaka (1,134), Kanagawa (1,062), Aichi (706), Fukuoka (703), Saitama (693), Hyogo (581), Hokkaido (550), Chiba (548), Kumamoto (433), Hiroshima (321), Kyoto (283), Kagoshima (282), Nagasaki (250), Shizuoka (230), Ibaraki (194), Miyazaki (192), Mie (182), Ehime (165) and Okayama (161).
The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide was 12.
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14 Comments
kurisupisu
Had the infection in Japan which was a conscious decision (couldn’t be bothered anymore)and been out many times since sans mask; clubs, bars ,restaurants etc and no repeat infection.
Omicron is fading away and whatever is the variant won’t have a specific vaccine although we will still be told otherwise.
It is a gravy train that leaves a deep stain that we won’t be allowed to clean up anytime soon
Whatsthe411?
Here is some news that is more frightening:
Covid: Omicron sub-variants ‘evolving to target the lungs and overcome immunity’ as UK cases surge
Scientists fear the sub-variants may be similar to the more deadly Alpha and Delta variants
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-cough-uk-cases-omicron-sub-variant-b2107411.html
I wonder who really lacks common sense if not intelligence?
Whatsthe411?
Stop telling the Japanese what to do in Japan.
stickman1760
Sensationalist, tabloid rubbish no doubt. i’ll pass on that, matey.
There is always some doom and gloom out there on the internet. That’s how these ‘media’ companies survive.
painkiller
Extraordinarily high numbers still; especially compared to last year.
All the potential lives cut short by long term Covid effects.
Stay in.
Stay masked.
Rory KoelewijnToday 07:45 pm JST
It sunk in.
Do you have your children wear a mask at home with you too??
Sounds like wearing masks at school protected him from getting Covid, and in turn protected you and others, so it is good to hear the worst effect from this crisis on him is his reticence to take off his mask.
Continued best of health to you all.
Yubaru
So I guess Japan only has Tokyo and the rest of the country doesnt exist.
painkiller
Rory KoelewijnToday 08:16 pm JST
A little bit of sarcasm, and I can empathize with you if your child is reluctant to take off his mask and have his picture taken.
Newgirlintown
All the comments trying to downplay this by referring to the low death count seem to be forgetting Long Covid. It reminds me of the people who say, “‘My old man smoked 50 cigarettes a day and lived till he was eighty”. Yeah, and I bet he struggled to even walk up the stairs.
Pickle
Both sides have become so polarized as a counter culture to each other, its just like politics in the US where each side takes a more and more outlandish stance to distance themselves as much as conceivably possible from the opposition.
You end up with one side saying its nothing more than the sniffles - that the best course of action is no form of vaccines, masks, border control/tourism requirements etc and the other side making laughable emotional appeals, speculating about new tidal waves of new scary variants and hyping it up as being this spiraling out of control & extremely dangerous virus that neccesitates self isolation.
My sneaking suspicion is that the anti measure crowd are mostly frustrated wannabe tourists hoping to visit ASAP and that the doomsdayers are egotistical gatekeeping foreign residents enjoying the lack of foreign tourists.