The Defense Ministry announced Dec. 22 that its two most senior officers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force had tested positive for COVID-19. They were among 2,689 new daily cases confirmed nationwide as of 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 22. A record number of cases were reported in Chiba, Kanagawa, Hyogo and Nagasaki prefectures. The number of patients displaying serious symptoms rose by 17 from the previous day to a record 620 as of Dec. 21, compared with 618 as of Dec. 15, the health ministry said. Nationwide, there were 48 deaths on Dec. 22, bringing the total to 3,026 as of 9 p.m. The figure includes 13 deaths from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama Port in February.
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The new coronavirus seen under electron microscopy (Provided by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Japan s death toll from COVID-19 marked a grim milestone on Dec. 22 in passing the 3,000 mark, only a month after it had exceeded 2,000, according to data by central and prefectural governments. The rapid surge in fatalities since Nov. 22 suggests the country has been unable to contain the fast-spreading disease. The latest figure includes deaths from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama Port in February. By prefecture, Tokyo reported the most deaths, at 567, followed by 490 in Osaka Prefecture, 401 in Hokkaido, 244 in Kanagawa Prefecture, 183 in Saitama Prefecture and 168 in Aichi Prefecture.
Personnel at a metropolitan hospital in Tokyo s Fuchu that caters exclusively to treating COVID-19 show reporters how staff are trained to accept patients infected with the virus on Dec. 2. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Japan’s cumulative total of COVID-19 cases hit a somber milestone on Dec. 20, topping 200,000 after adding 2,496 new cases as of 8 p.m. The Asahi Shimbun tallied the number of infections that each prefecture has announced since the outbreak began. The cumulative number includes passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship who contracted the virus when a large cluster infection broke out onboard while it was docked under quarantine at Yokohama Port earlier this year.
YOKOHAMA Even the creator of the “Mobile Suit Gundam” robot anime franchise was stunned at coming face-to-face with a life-size, 18-meter-high, 25-ton moving version of his pet creation. The massive Gundam opened for public view at Yamashita Pier of Yokohama Port on Dec. 19. The exhibit will remain on show through the end of March 2022. One of those attending the Dec. 18 opening ceremony was Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of the anime franchise. He was stupefied to see the model move its legs and arms. “I cannot believe there were people who were so serious about creating this model,” he said. The rock band Luna Sea performed at the ceremony. The five-member group created the theme song for the 40th anniversary version of the Mobile Suit Gundam TV series.
Health care workers from the Self-Defense Forces arrive at a temporary hospital for serious COVID-19 cases in Osaka’s Sumiyoshi Ward on Dec. 15. (Pool) OSAKA An emergency hospital set up for COVID-19 patients in serious condition opened here on Dec. 15 with a medical staff cobbled together from the Self-Defense Forces and other sources. The hospital began operating with five of the planned 30 beds as the prefecture’s hospitals to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients are nearing capacity. As of the beginning of this month, Osaka prefectural officials could secure only about 50 nurses of a total of about 130 needed to staff the temporary facility.