Japan. What happens next?

in covid-19 •  4 years ago 

As the outbreak raged, the Japanese government had to announce that the emergency would be extended until May 31. The extension of the emergency situation, although for everyone's safety, but from an economic point of view, will bring a lot of serious "side effects", the most obvious of which is certainly the catering industry, tourism, services, etc. were hit hard, followed by various unemployment, income reduction, unsustainable life and other issues.

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As of 11:30 on May 11, 2020, 15,882 people had been confirmed and 633 people had died. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed because of the outbreak and will be held again in July 2021.

To remind the public, Osaka will use lights to indicate the specific alert standards during the outbreak. On May 11th, the first implementation of osaka's iconic Tongtian pavilion and sun tower began: red means "on alert", yellow means "to be aware" and green means "to meet the standard".

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Weak economic data set the tone for Japan's economy to contract for the second consecutive quarter from January to March this year(as defined by a technical recession) and a further decline in the second quarter of this year as the new crown outbreak shut sits at home and in business premises.

"Even without this virus, japan's economy is quite weak because of last year's increase in the consumption tax, " said Taro Saito, head of economic research at the Sisata Foundation Research Institute. This outbreak has completely destroyed any chance of recovery. "

In the face of high pressure, but also in advance to unseal! Get the economy back!

Gifu County on the 9th announced the county's self-determined relevant standards, if two consecutive weeks to meet the relevant conditions, then consider the phased lifting of some emergency measures. The criteria include less than 7 new diagnoses within a week, less than 7% positive for viral test results, less than 5 new cases with unknown infection paths, and less than 60 hospitalizations.

Osaka Prefecture has also recently published the relevant standards for the region, daily statistics and published data, including infection path unknown new cases in 10 people or less, virus test positive rate of less than 7%, serious patients with hospital bed occupancy rate of less than 60%, if 7 consecutive days meet the above conditions, then consider holding a meeting of the 15th countermeasures headquarters to explore the lifting of some emergency measures.

"We're about to walk out of the dark tunnel, and the dawn is ahead!" "
This is the thought that many Japanese people have in their hearts.

How to continue to maintain the epidemic situation, gradually return to normal social and economic activities, has become the biggest issue in Japanese society, of course, the world is facing the biggest issue.
Wisdom! Wisdom! Need wisdom!

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