Japan Celebrates a Cold‑Blooded Milestone: No Covid Deaths in a Day for the First Time in Over a Year!
On Sunday, November 7, the Nippon government announced a tiny triumph: they didn’t lose a single life to Covid‑19 that day. In plain English, that means “no Covid deaths” for the first time in more than 12 months.
How long has it been since the last day of zero deaths?
- From a tally that national broadcaster NHK keeps, August 2, 2020 is the most recent day when Japan had zero Covid deaths.
- For the weeks leading up to Sunday, the Health Ministry reported three deaths on Saturday.
What’s happened to the numbers across the island?
The big stars of this story are:
- Vaccinations now cover more than 70 % of Japan’s population.
- At the height of the Delta wave in August, daily infections hit a peak of >25,000.
- Altogether, the pandemic has claimed over 18,000 Japanese lives.
What does the government plan to keep the momentum going?
Japan’s officials are gearing up for winter with two key strategies:
- They’ll roll out booster shots next month to keep immunity high.
- They’re also securing pill‑based treatments that could help people with milder Covid get home before they become a serious hospital case.
With these measures, the aim is simple: keep the pandemic at bay and let society (and the local BBQ markets) return to normalcy. Cheers to the small, but significant, win!
