Original title: Japan’s daily increase of new crowns exceeded 90,000 following a lapse in May, and the BA.5 strain caused the epidemic to spread rapidly
According to Japan’s Asahi TV report on the 14th, Japan added 94,492 new confirmed cases of the new crown on the 13th, and the daily increase of confirmed cases exceeded 90,000 following a lapse of 5 months. The Japanese government said that the BA.5 subtype strain of Omicron is gradually replacing the BA.2 strain, and the epidemic will spread rapidly in the future.
Tokyo, Japan added 16,878 new confirmed cases of the new crown on the 13th, and more than 5,000 new confirmed cases in a single day from the 12th, the epidemic is severe. 13 prefectures including Aomori, Shizuoka, and Kumamoto all set the previous record for the highest number of new infections in a single day, and Okinawa Prefecture added 3,518 confirmed cases each day, breaking the previous highest number for two consecutive days.
According to Japanese media analysis, the BA.5 strain has gradually become the mainstream strain in Japan, which has led to the deterioration of the epidemic situation. Takashi Wakida, head of the expert meeting of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, said: “The opportunity for human-to-human contact has increased significantly during the summer vacation. At this stage, the more contagious BA.5 strain is gradually replacing BA.2 The virus will continue to spread rapidly.”
