Anti-Covid-19 officials in Japan have warned that new outbreaks are likely in the next few days or weeks.

Japan on 11/3 recorded 59 more cases, the highest number in a day in this country, bringing the total number of cases in Japan outside the Diamond Princess yacht to 587, 12 people died and more than 100 people recovered. Kazuhiro Tateda, president of the Japan Society of Infectious Diseases, an official of the anti-Covid-19 task force, today said in Tokyo that there was no need to be so worried about the increase.

"The main reason for the increase is that the government has increased testing. This number can also be explained simply as a daily variation," he said.

However, he also warned there would be a new outbreak. "Some regions recorded higher figures, such as Hokkaido, although the situation here seems to be improving," he said. Hokkaido recorded 111 cases in recent days, and the provincial governor proposed measures to limit the spread of nCoV.

"The worry is that we will see more outbreaks in big cities, like Tokyo or Osaka," Tateda said. "We are currently only seeing sporadic cases in big cities and that may change. But I don't think the situation will be the same as in Italy or Iran, where the number of cases and deaths is increasing. up very fast ".

Japan two weeks ago, closed schools across the country. The Japanese government will increase the number of available beds from 2,000 to 5,000 in hospitals designated for treatment of nCoV-infected patients, in case of a sharp increase in cases. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has affirmed that he will endeavor to strengthen national testing capacity and allow health insurance to cover the costs of nCoV testing.

The Japanese lower house began discussing a state emergency bill on March 10, giving more power to provincial governors as if they could ask people not to leave their homes when the Prime Minister declares the state. emergency.

Covid-19 originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019, appeared in 120 countries and territories, leaving more than 120,000 infected, more than 4,300 dead and nearly 67,000 recovered.