Tokyo gradually launches new crown testing reagent vending machines

On March 29, Japan’s "Oriental News" reported that 234 people were newly diagnosed with the new crown virus in Tokyo, Japan on the 29th, and the cumulative number of infections exceeded 120,000. Osaka added 213 people. As of the 28th, the cumulative number of infections in Japan reached 468,896, and the cumulative number of deaths was 9,065. Just one week after Japan’s Tokyo, Osaka and other metropolitan areas have lifted the declaration of emergency situations for epidemic prevention, the number of new infections in various places has increased, and Japanese public opinion has said that the fourth wave of epidemics has already shown signs.

The Japanese government currently only conducts PCR tests 40,000 times a day, and tests only in people with symptoms or who may be infected. Many people are worried about whether they are infected and turn to private clinics or other places to buy PCR reagents. . It is precisely because of this that the "coronary disease reagent vending machine" can appear on the streets of Tokyo. A machine provides 60 reagents and a reagent sells for 4,500 yen. (About 267 yuan)

Under the double attack of the bird flu and the mutant new crown virus, whether the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed to this year, can be held as scheduled has become a topic of common concern for all countries around the world. On March 25, under the efforts of the Yoshihide Suga government, the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay officially kicked off. However, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, only a few invited guests participated in this opening ceremony, and most interested audiences can only participate in the event in an online form.

According to the current epidemic prevention regulations, during the torch relay for the next 121 days, invited audiences along the route need to wear masks strictly and cheer strictly. Once the population is too dense, the torch relay may be cancelled at any time. According to a poll released by the Asahi Shimbun on the 22nd of this month, more than 50% of Japanese people believe that the decision to lift the state of emergency in the metropolitan area is “too early”. At the same time, according to the January survey data of Kyodo News, more than 80% of the Japanese people advocate that the Olympic Games should be cancelled or postponed again. In a related interview, IOC official Pound also pointed out that he is "not sure" about whether the Tokyo Olympics in July this year will be held on schedule.