As the number of people infected with pharyngeal conjunctival fever, or pool fever, which infects mainly children, has increased and exceeded the standard, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has issued an alert for the first time and called for infection control measures such as hand washing and gargling.
This was announced at the Infectious Disease Control Conference held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office on the 12th.
"Pharyngeal conjunctival fever" = so-called pool fever is a viral infection that causes symptoms such as high fever and conjunctivitis, mainly in children, and ▽ It is transmitted not only
through droplets such as coughing and sneezing, but also through towels with the virus and
▽ contact in the pool.
According to the announcement, the number of pool fever infections has been increasing and exceeded the standard in the week until the 8th of this month, so the Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued an alert on the 1th for the first time since 12, when statistics began to be collected.
Eighty percent of the infected people are children under the age of five.
Dr. Mitsuo Kaku, director of the Tokyo Center for Infectious Disease Control, said, "Pool fever heals on its own in most cases, but alcohol does not work easily, so I would like to ask you to take measures such as washing your hands with running water, gargling, and wearing a separate towel to prevent the spread of infection."
In addition, at the meeting, it was reported that the number of people infected with the new corona was 1.3 per medical institution, which was about 62.51% of the previous week, a decrease for five consecutive weeks.
On the other hand, the number of influenza infections remained almost unchanged from the previous week at 1.5 per medical institution, continuing to exceed the level of warnings.