International Freight Shipping | Tokyo Raises Covid Alert to Highest Level Due to Surging Cases
International freight shipping news: Tokyo’s Metropolitan Government raised the Covid infection alert for the Japanese capital to its highest level amid a surge in new cases. Please arrange your shipping plan according to the latest news, Unitex provides safe and fast sea/air/rail freight services for customers across the world.
The decision, made at a meeting of experts Thursday, also raised the alert on the healthcare system by one notch to the second-highest of four levels.
The number of infections reported in the capital was at 16,878 Wednesday, compared with 3,546 on July 1. Cases are also surging across the country, although the number of severe infections so far remains low.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to give a news conference at 6 p.m. local time, at which he is expected to address the rapid spread of the infection.
BOJ’s Kuroda: Uncertainties Are Extremely High for Japan Economy
Kishida, who is fresh from an upper house election victory Sunday, has previously won public support for his cautious stance on Covid, including encouraging mask-wearing and maintaining border restrictions long after other developed countries had opened up.
He may be more reluctant to seek restrictions on people’s movements at this point, with the economy stuttering and the yen in a slump not seen for decades.
Japan Not in Situation to Start Tourism Incentive, Minister Says
Earlier in the day, the minister in charge of tourism said the pace of infections meant Japan was not in a position to start nationwide domestic tourism subsidies, which had earlier been expected to begin this month. The program will be swiftly launched if the situation improves, Tetsuo Saito told reporters.
Japan has rolled out three booster shots to the bulk of its population, but is limiting fourth doses to the elderly and those suffering from underlying health conditions.
From Bloomberg
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