A Japanese man in his 70s under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Consulate General in China was diagnosed with death on the 2nd of this month.

The picture shows the street scene in Chongqing, China.

(Bloomberg)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The epidemic of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) in Wuhan, China has been rampant, and it has also burned into the local diplomatic missions in the country; it is reported that there is a Japanese citizen in his 70s under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Consulate General in China The man was confirmed dead on the 2nd of this month.

According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, a person familiar with the Japanese government revealed the news, pointing out that a Japanese male resident in his 70s was diagnosed in the area of ​​the Japanese Consulate General in Chongqing, China, and died on the 2nd of this month.

The report pointed out that China has relaxed its epidemic prevention policy since December 2022, and the number of cases in various places has surged. Before that, a Japanese national in his 40s who was stationed there died after being diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia.

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In response to the epidemic situation in China, the Japanese government has strengthened entry restrictions on Chinese tourists since December 30, 2022, stipulating that Chinese passengers can only enter from 4 major international airports in Japan, and must hold a 3-dose vaccination certificate or a PCR within 72 hours Negative test certificates will also be subject to compulsory quarantine when entering the country. If positive, they will be quarantined for 7 days; 92 passengers were tested positive on the day the new system was implemented, and 90 of them had a history of travel to China.

There were 76,264 new local confirmed cases and 208 deaths across Japan on the 2nd; as of the latest statistics, the cumulative number of cases in Japan reached 29,375,723, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 57,721.

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