COVID-19 Coronavirus: situation in Japan

[musicisgood]

This site I just came across:

新型コロナウイルス感染症対策サイト

 

[thomas]

This week and last, many Coronavirus cases popped up among friends, colleagues, and clients. It appears to be BA.5 strain.

A research team led by the University of Tokyo expressed its view that the coronavirus's omicron subvariant BA.5 spreading across Japan "tends to proliferate more in the lungs than the BA.2 strain, which is currently mainstream, and may be highly pathogenic as well as infectious, based on experiments using human cells and animals." According to sources including the preprint version of the paper published by the research team in May, it was confirmed in an experiment using epithelial cells of "alveoli" inside the human lung that the BA.5 subvariant increased 18.3 times more than BA.2 strain.

Omicron BA.5 strain may be highly pathogenic: Japan univ. research team - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- A research team led by the University of Tokyo expressed its view that the coronavirus's omicron subvariant BA.5 spreading across Japan

mainichi.jp

 

[mdchachi]

This week and last, many Coronavirus cases popped up among friends, colleagues, and clients. It appears to be BA.5 strain.

I got nailed these past couple weeks. First symptoms were 6/24. Definitely one of the omicron strains. Probably BA.5 based on the numbers here. BA.2 would be the second likely choice. Finally tested negative with a home test this morning after two weeks. Still have a dry cough.

 

[thomas]

@mdchachi, very sorry to hear! I hope you'll be fully recovered soon.


Looking at the numbers here, we can clearly speak of a seventh wave: 54,071 new coronavirus cases nationwide yesterday, 9,482 in Tokyo.

COVID-19 panel expert warns of 7th wave in Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

A member of the government's panel on the coronavirus says the risk of a seventh wave of infections is rising in Japan and urges people to take antivirus measures and get vaccinated.

www3.nhk.or.jp

Mainichi indicates the daily changes (here on JREF, we show the weekly trends):

Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Japan - The Mainichi

Latest data on coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Japan.

mainichi.jp

 

[johnnyG]

BA.2.75

New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. It’s unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than other omicron...

news.yahoo.com

 

[thomas]

AI simulations conducted by the Nagoya Institute of Technology predict that BA.5 will have replaced the BA.2 variant by mid-August, resulting in 13,000-plus daily infections in Tokyo on a weekly average from mid-August until September.

Medical engineering professor Akimasa Hirata arrived at the estimate using artificial intelligence. Assuming that the currently dominant BA.2 strain is almost completely replaced with BA.5 by August, and that the new subvariant is 1.2 times more transmissible than BA.2, the simulation also estimated that daily infections will hover above 10,000 until late September. The results furthermore project that the daily case count in Tokyo will be under the peak of the sixth wave, which started around the beginning of this year and hit a high of 18,562 infections a day in the weekly average in early February. Progress on the administration of third coronavirus vaccine shots apparently helped keep the projected infections lower. The average number of deaths is expected to hover around one per day among patients younger than 65. While the figure for people aged 65 or older is expected to surpass 20 per day in September, the simulation projected a decrease of a few deaths per day if people get a fourth vaccine shot.

AI estimates daily COVID cases in Tokyo will peak at 13,000-plus in mid-August - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- Daily COVID-19 infections in the Japanese capital will peak at 13,000-plus on weekly average in mid-August if omicron's new BA.5 subvariant,

mainichi.jp

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Will it ever really go away?

 

[thomas]

The weekly updates: a sea of red and a new wave. Yesterday, Okinawa saw its highest number of infections ever.

Nationwide infections:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

45,821 (+ 22,475)​

[/TD]

[TD]

47,976 (+ 24,529)​

[/TD]

[TD]

50,107 (+ 26,951)​

[/TD]

[TD]

55,018 (+ 30,115)​

[/TD]

[TD]

54,071 (+ 30,802)​

[/TD]

[TD]

37,143 (+ 20,335)​

[/TD]

[TD]

76,002 (+ 39,813)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Nationwide deaths:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

12 (- 5)​

[/TD]

[TD]

15 (+ 2)​

[/TD]

[TD]

29 (+ 8)​

[/TD]

[TD]

12 (+ 1)​

[/TD]

[TD]

11 (+ 6)​

[/TD]

[TD]

15 (+ 1)​

[/TD]

[TD]

20 (± 0)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Nationwide Seriously Ill:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

68 (+ 18)​

[/TD]

[TD]

67 (+ 15)​

[/TD]

[TD]

71 (+ 19)​

[/TD]

[TD]

74 (+ 19)​

[/TD]

[TD]

80 (+ 19)​

[/TD]

[TD]

75 (+ 13)​

[/TD]

[TD]

83 (+ 23)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

SELECTED PREFECTURES:

Tokyo:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

8,341 (+ 4,538)​

[/TD]

[TD]

8,529 (+ 4,908)​

[/TD]

[TD]

8,777 (+ 5,231)​

[/TD]

[TD]

9,716 (+ 6,100)​

[/TD]

[TD]

9,482 (+ 5,694)​

[/TD]

[TD]

6,231 (+ 3,489)​

[/TD]

[TD]

11,511 (+ 6,209)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Osaka:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

4,621 (+ 2,399)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,615 (+ 2,422)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,805 (+ 2,670)​

[/TD]

[TD]

5,567 (+ 3,022)​

[/TD]

[TD]

5,081 (+ 3,071)​

[/TD]

[TD]

2,515 (+ 1,365)​

[/TD]

[TD]

9,960 (+ 5,437)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Kanagawa:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

3,038 (+ 1,775)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,130 (+ 1,888)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,677 (+ 2,158)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,009 (+ 2,260)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,304 (+ 2,489)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,230 (+ 2,416)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,991 (+ 3,052)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Hokkaido:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

821 (+ 109)​

[/TD]

[TD]

901 (+ 256)​

[/TD]

[TD]

887 (+ 246)​

[/TD]

[TD]

911 (+ 285)​

[/TD]

[TD]

859 (+ 242)​

[/TD]

[TD]

602 (+ 195)​

[/TD]

[TD]

803 (+ 242)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Okinawa:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]06/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]07/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]08/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]09/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]10/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]11/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]12/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

2,241 (+ 532)​

[/TD]

[TD]

2,389 (+ 662)​

[/TD]

[TD]

2,417 (+ 874)​

[/TD]

[TD]

2,518 (+ 823)​

[/TD]

[TD]

2,458 (+ 1,262)​

[/TD]

[TD]

943 (+ 275)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,436 (+ 1,170)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


Vaccinations as of 12 July 2022:

285,002,083 (+ 330,150) = 81.4% of population
Third vaccination (booster): 78,796,122 (+ 253,894) = 62.2% of population

 

[thomas]

Yesterday, 97,788 coronavirus cases were reported; however, the number of hospitalised patients is relatively low (100), with a slight rise in mortality (33). The government does not expect to ask people to curb social and economic activities again but will postpone a travel promotion campaign as the country faces its seventh wave of coronavirus infections in recent weeks.

For its part, the Tokyo metropolitan government raised the capital's COVID-19 alert to the highest of four levels. Driven by the highly-transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant, Japan reported a day earlier a total of 94,493 new COVID-19 cases, approaching the peak of some 104,000 daily cases the country saw in February.

Japan unlikely to ask people to curb activities despite COVID spike

Japanese ministers said Thursday the government does not expect to ask people to curb social and economic activities again but will postpone a travel promotion campaign as the country faces its seventh wave of coronavirus infections in recent weeks. Daishiro Yamagiwa, minister in charge of...

japantoday.com

 

[johnnyG]

Morning paper said 647 in ishikawa, highest number ever. I hope it's as mild as it is common.

 

[thomas]

We had the first case in the family, my sister-in-law. Lots of other people around us got infected. As mild as it seems, it's definitely encroaching.

 

[Lothor]

I've got Covid at the moment and have had a bad cough, sore throat, headache and an inability to concentrate. However, I am able to get up and look after myself. So, the current variant seems to be not particularly harmful.

I'm also on my first trip to Britain in five years and will have to miss my brother's wedding because of the Covid.

 

[thomas]

OMG, @Lothor, I am so sorry to hear that! Please get better soon and enjoy the rest of your stay. Coincidentally, one of my students went to the UK to take an exam and contracted Covid. She's now holding out in a Heathrow hotel.

 

[Lothor]

OMG, @Lothor, I am so sorry to hear that! Please get better soon and enjoy the rest of your stay. Coincidentally, one of my students went to the UK to take an exam and contracted Covid. She's now holding out in a Heathrow hotel.

At least I'm at my mother's house, which has a nice garden, rather than a hotel room.

 

[thomas]

Enjoy the family sojourn, along with the garden and hopefully an ale or a lager!

 

[mdchachi]

We had the first case in the family, my sister-in-law. Lots of other people around us got infected. As mild as it seems, it's definitely encroaching.

That's incredible your family has managed not to get it all this time.

I've got Covid at the moment and have had a bad cough, sore throat, headache and an inability to concentrate. However, I am able to get up and look after myself. So, the current variant seems to be not particularly harmful.

It's generally not bad at all for most people now. The biggest question in my mind is the risk of long covid. A mild case of Covid doesn't seem to mean long covid is not possible. So nobody really knows at this point.

 

[thomas]

That's incredible your family has managed not to get it all this time. It's generally not bad at all for most people now. The biggest question in my mind is the risk of long covid. A mild case of Covid doesn't seem to mean long covid is not possible. So nobody really knows at this point.

We work mostly from home and have never been tested (PCR, anti-body, etc.). The only thing that really worries us is Long Covid.

We had a three-day weekend here with beaches jammed to full capacity. Although they expect record numbers for today and tomorrow, no one seems to care anymore.

 

[IronDove]

apparently, the odds of long covid for those of you thrice vaccinated are 1/25.
here's some UK stats for anyone interested

Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights - Office for National Statistics

The latest data and trends about the coronavirus (COVID-18) pandemic from the Office for National Statistics and other sources.

www.ons.gov.uk

ahh and apparently i think it was 98% of adults tested for antibodies to covid did indeed have them. be they from the vaccines or catching covid.

 

[thomas]

While this week's updates show a few specks of green, don't be fooled: today saw 152,535 new infections and record numbers in 30 prefectures.

Here are the updates:

Nationwide infections:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

94,493 (+ 48,672)​

[/TD]

[TD]

97,788 (+ 49,812)​

[/TD]

[TD]

103,311 (+ 53,204)​

[/TD]

[TD]

110,675 (+ 57,107)​

[/TD]

[TD]

105,584 (+ 51,513)​

[/TD]

[TD]

76,200 (+ 39,057)​

[/TD]

[TD]

66,745 (- 9,257)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Nationwide deaths:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

31 (+ 19)​

[/TD]

[TD]

33 (+ 17)​

[/TD]

[TD]

31 (+ 2)​

[/TD]

[TD]

20 (+ 8)​

[/TD]

[TD]

17 (+ 6)​

[/TD]

[TD]

19 (+ 4)​

[/TD]

[TD]

28 (+ 8)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Nationwide Seriously Ill:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

90 (+ 22)​

[/TD]

[TD]

100 (+ 33)​

[/TD]

[TD]

107 (+ 36)​

[/TD]

[TD]

114 (+ 40)​

[/TD]

[TD]

129 (+ 49)​

[/TD]

[TD]

144 (+ 69)​

[/TD]

[TD]

155 (+ 72)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

SELECTED PREFECTURES:

Tokyo:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

16,878 (+ 8,537)​

[/TD]

[TD]

16,662 (+ 8,133)​

[/TD]

[TD]

19,059 (+ 10,282)​

[/TD]

[TD]

18,919 (+ 9,203)​

[/TD]

[TD]

17,790 (+ 8,308)​

[/TD]

[TD]

12,696 (+ 6,465)​

[/TD]

[TD]

11,018 (- 493)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Osaka:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

10,452 (+ 5,831)​

[/TD]

[TD]

9,957 (+ 5,342)​

[/TD]

[TD]

9,745 (+ 4,940)​

[/TD]

[TD]

12,351 (+ 6,784)​

[/TD]

[TD]

10,804 (+ 5,723)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,859 (+ 2,344)​

[/TD]

[TD]

5,019 (- 4,941)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Kanagawa:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

10,452 (+ 7,414)​

[/TD]

[TD]

6,155 (+ 3,025)​

[/TD]

[TD]

7,603 (+ 3,926)​

[/TD]

[TD]

7,638 (+ 3,629)​

[/TD]

[TD]

8,147 (+ 3,843)​

[/TD]

[TD]

9,445 (+ 5,215)​

[/TD]

[TD]

8,576 (+ 3,585)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Hokkaido:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

1,349 (+ 528)​

[/TD]

[TD]

1,713 (+ 812)​

[/TD]

[TD]

1,734 (+ 847)​

[/TD]

[TD]

1,928 (+ 1,017)​

[/TD]

[TD]

1,833 (+ 974)​

[/TD]

[TD]

1,515 (+ 913)​

[/TD]

[TD]

1,185 (+ 382)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Okinawa:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]13/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]14/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]15/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]16/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]17/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]18/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]19/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

3,518 (+ 1,277)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,565 (+ 1,176)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,462 (+ 1,045)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,904 (+ 1,386)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,165 (+ 1,707)​

[/TD]

[TD]

1,990 (+ 1,047)​

[/TD]

[TD]

2,055 (- 1,381)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


Vaccinations as of 19 July 2022:

285,177,682 (+ 175,599) = 81.4% of population
Third vaccination (booster): 78,911,788 (+ 115,666) = 62.3% of population

 

[musicisgood]

Here's another chart for July 19.
It is really hard to believe that Tokyo is getting hit hard. Anyone here live in Tokyo?
Yamaguchi seen an all time high. I think it was 650 new cases in one day.

新型コロナウイルス感染症対策サイト

 

[thomas]

Japan's Covid surge is straining the country's health system:

An unprecedented 152,536 cases were reported July 20, with daily records shattered in 30 of the nation's 47 prefectures. Five prefectures reported that more than half of their hospital beds set aside for COVID-19 patients were already filled as of July 19. [...] Many hospitals are already struggling with chronic staff shortages, and there have been cases of doctors and nurses becoming infected with COVID-19. Some hospitals were forced to shut down certain specializations, including emergency care. In Okinawa, 939 medical care staff could not report to work on July 20 because they were confirmed infected or had come in close contact with someone who was infected. Yokohama Rosai Hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, could face a similar situation in a matter of days. Of the 1,000 or so doctors and nurses at the hospital, about 40 are unable to show up to work. According to Tomoki Nakamori, who heads the hospital's emergency center, restrictions might have to be placed on accepting emergency patients if the staff shortage gets any worse. The sharp increase in COVID-19 patients has forced the hospital to temporarily close some sections and turn those beds over to infected patients. The 10 beds originally set up exclusively for COVID-19 cases are now filled by patients aged between 75 and 95. The hospital is moving to set up an additional 22 beds for COVID-19 patients.

Medical care close to buckling in some areas in face of 7th wave | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

 

[thomas]

New records, new rules: today, Japan saw 195,161 new coronavirus cases, 34,995 in Tokyo, 19,952 in Osaka, 12,155 in Fukuoka, 12,068 in Aichi, etc.

The government shortened the self-quarantine period for people who came in close contact with those infected with the novel coronavirus to five days.

The new measure is aimed at minimizing the impact of the spike in infections on social and economic activities as a growing number of medical professionals are missing work to self-isolate after coming into close contact with infected individuals. Close contacts are currently being asked to self-quarantine at home or other accommodation facilities for seven days, in principle. They can freely go outside on the fifth day after testing negative for the virus with antigen test kits for two days in a row from the fourth day. The government also shortened their self-isolation period to three days on condition that their test results come back negative on the second and third days.

Quarantine for COVID patient close contacts drops to 5 days | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

 

[thomas]

The weekly updates (20-26 July 2022):

Nationwide infections:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

152,535 (+ 58,042)​

[/TD]

[TD]

186,229 (+ 88,441)​

[/TD]

[TD]

195,161 (+ 91,850)​

[/TD]

[TD]

200,975 (+ 90,300)​

[/TD]

[TD]

176,554 (+ 70,970)​

[/TD]

[TD]

126,535 (+ 50,335)​

[/TD]

[TD]

196,500 (+ 129,755)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Nationwide deaths:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

28 (- 3)​

[/TD]

[TD]

47 (+ 14)​

[/TD]

[TD]

52 (+ 21)​

[/TD]

[TD]

72 (+ 52)​

[/TD]

[TD]

25 (+ 8)​

[/TD]

[TD]

48 (+ 29)​

[/TD]

[TD]

115 (+ 87)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Nationwide Seriously Ill:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

176 (+ 86)​

[/TD]

[TD]

189 (+ 89)​

[/TD]

[TD]

191 (+ 84)​

[/TD]

[TD]

203 (+ 89)​

[/TD]

[TD]

233 (+ 104)​

[/TD]

[TD]

249 (+ 105)​

[/TD]

[TD]

271 (+ 116)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

SELECTED PREFECTURES:

Tokyo:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

20,401 (+ 3,523)​

[/TD]

[TD]

31,878 (+ 15,216)​

[/TD]

[TD]

34,995 (+ 15,936)​

[/TD]

[TD]

32,698 (+ 13,779)​

[/TD]

[TD]

28,112 (+ 10,322)​

[/TD]

[TD]

22,387 (+ 9,691)​

[/TD]

[TD]

31,593 (+ 20,575)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Osaka:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

21,976 (+ 11,5241)​

[/TD]

[TD]

22,047 (+ 12,090)​

[/TD]

[TD]

19,952 (+ 10,207)​

[/TD]

[TD]

22,501 (+ 10,150)​

[/TD]

[TD]

17,445 (+ 6,641)​

[/TD]

[TD]

7,776 (+ 2,917)​

[/TD]

[TD]

25,762 (+ 20,743)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Kanagawa:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

11,443 (+ 991)​

[/TD]

[TD]

9,230 (+ 3,075)​

[/TD]

[TD]

10,747 (+ 3,144)​

[/TD]

[TD]

13,716 (+ 6,078)​

[/TD]

[TD]

12,100 (+ 3,953)​

[/TD]

[TD]

12,495 (+ 3,050​

[/TD]

[TD]

11,108 (+ 2,532)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Hokkaido:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

2,060 (+ 711)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,965 (+ 2,252)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,464 (+ 2,730)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,636 (+ 2,708)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,072 (+ 2,239)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,361 (+ 1,846)​

[/TD]

[TD]

3,268 (+ 2,083)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Okinawa:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TH]20/07 (Wed)[/TH]
[TH]21/07 (Thu)[/TH]
[TH]22/07 (Fri)[/TH]
[TH]23/07 (Sat)[/TH]
[TH]24/07 (Son)[/TH]
[TH]25/07 (Mon)[/TH]
[TH]26/07 (Tue)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

5,160 (+ 1,642)​

[/TD]

[TD]

5,250 (+ 1,685)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,654 (+ 1,192)​

[/TD]

[TD]

5,297 (+ 1,393)​

[/TD]

[TD]

4,625 (+ 460)​

[/TD]

[TD]

2,562 (+ 572)​

[/TD]

[TD]

5,622 (+ 3,567)​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


Vaccinations as of 25 July 2022:

285,682,147 (+ 504,465) = 81.4% of population
Third vaccination (booster): 79,346,294 (+ 434,506) = 62.73% of population

 

[Paint_Black]

still better solution is to care about your self-protection and home-sanation. good hepa-mask will help. creating clean zones in appartments will do the trick to.

got no idia about Jap lifestyle, but can show as an example my small flat. everytime after returning home the first thing is - washin' hands and (recomended) shower. there is a "red" zone, where i can appear dirty and gren zone where i walk clean. cleaning appartments floor with soap every week - is a good idea. an clear air.

in my country we got "Tion" breezer devices for that purpose. u got xiaomi or something like that, i suppose.

also garlic and vitamins C are good) and rose-hip therapy, if anyone got experience (should be filtered cause of small but dangerous spikes and after finishin decoction have to brush teeth (acid could brake it)) for boosting immunity

probably everything is obvious, but still nowdays saving lives for ourselfs and or dudes/neighbours is global goal for everyone, so i have to repeat obvious things(

 

[thomas]

Records tumbling daily: today, Tokyo saw over 40,000 new infections, Japan tops global new COVID cases in the week to Sunday (over 969,000 cases), and hospital beds in many spots are filled by over 50%.

Japan tops global new COVID cases in week to Sunday: WHO - The Mainichi

GENEVA (Kyodo) -- Japan had the world's highest number of new coronavirus cases in the week to Sunday with more than 969,000, the World Health Organiz

mainichi.jp

Hospital beds in many spots are over 50% filled as COVID-19 surges | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

More info on the new strain:

Everything you need to know about BA.5, the dominant strain spreading across Japan

Amid a seventh wave of infections, daily case numbers have been reaching unprecedented highs, with the nation logging 969,000 cases over the seven-day span to Sunday.

www.japantimes.co.jp