(ANSA) - TOKYO, APRIL 28 - Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Japan, despite the entry into force of the third state of emergency in the main urban centers of the archipelago at the beginning of the week, and in anticipation of the long holiday period of the 'Golden Week' . Also today the city of Osaka has updated the record of daily infections, with 1,260 cases, while Tokyo has reported 925 Covid cases, bringing the total from the beginning of the pandemic to 137,350, when there are less than 100 days to the start of the Olympics scheduled in the capital.
Meanwhile, the authorities are urging residents to avoid moving during the holiday period that officially begins tomorrow and includes the first three working days of May, a period of time that generally records numerous displacements of the population in different areas of the country. The minister in charge for the health emergency, Yasutoshi Nishimura, asked for the cooperation of commercial activities to minimize gatherings, and he recalled that the variants of the virus - for which there is no traceability, currently represent 60% of the Osaka and Tokyo infections. .
Since the start of the pandemic, Japan has recorded 579,115 coronaviruses nationwide, with 10,089 deaths detected. (HANDLE).
