New York, USA Infection Remains Flat

In the state of New York, where the number of people infected with the new coronavirus is the highest in the United States, it has been about three weeks since the order to restrict outings was issued, and the number of new infections per day has remained flat, at about 8,000. Subsequently, experts rate the effect of going out restrictions as effective.

In New York State, the case was first identified on the 1st of last month, after which the number of infected cases exceeded 80,000 in a month, reaching 170,512 as of the 10th.

Governor Kuomo declared a state of emergency on the 7th of last month when the number of infected people exceeded 70, but the school was closed on 16th of last month when the number of infected people reached about 1000, Was not enforced until last month.

He then requested that 50% of employees work at all offices be reduced to 50% from the 18th of last month, when the number of infected people per day exceeded 1,000, and 25% from the following 19th.

And, starting last month, the government began restricting everyone from staying at home except those deemed necessary, such as healthcare professionals and grocery store employees, but this day around 5000 Human cases have been reported.

The number of infected people has been increasing at a rate of 5,000 to 8,000 per day since then, but since the beginning of this month, which is two weeks since measures to avoid contact with people, such as school closures, began, The daily increase is steady at around 8,000 to 10,000, and the pace of increase in the number of hospitalized people is slowing down.

"Restricted access to 'social distances' has been enforced and effective," said an interview with NHK, Associate Professor Kaitlin Reverse of Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. In addition, he said, "The issue is how to loosen restrictions on going out and resume social activities while preventing further spread of infection."

`` If New York's go-away restrictions had been introduced earlier, it would have been more effective, '' said Dennis Nash, a professor at City University of New York. It's a difficult decision, but public health experts agree that the sooner it works, the better it is to disclose the effects of going out to the public and understand why it is necessary. " I said.

NY's Dr. Yanagisawa "Possibility to happen in Tokyo"

"What happened in New York could happen in Tokyo," said Dr. Yanagisawa, Robert and Takahiro, a professor at Mount Sinai Medical University in New York and also chairman of the American Japanese Medical Association, in an interview with NHK. Japan also argued that it should be prepared in case of a surge in the number of patients.

Professor Yanagisawa commented on the current state of medical institutions in New York: `` Medical institutions are responding by converting all available space to beds, delaying unnecessary surgery, and affecting people other than patients with the new coronavirus. The state of the medical institution is being maintained just barely by the efforts of medical staff such as doctors and nurses, "he explained.

Yanagisawa said, "The situation in New York earlier this month is similar to that in Tokyo today. Because of the similar behavior and population density, what happened in New York may also happen in Tokyo."

Regarding the fact that Japan has begun responding to patients with mild illness or asymptomatics from hospitals where they are hospitalized to hotels and other accommodation facilities, he said, "We have created a manual to prevent infection of hotel staff, It is important to prepare for the situation by introducing a video-based consultation system to monitor the condition, "he said.

Police spread infection, worry security

In New York City, where the number of people infected with the new coronavirus is the highest in the U.S., the spread of police officers is widespread, and the number of cases of stealing at stores that are temporarily closed has increased. Deterioration is a concern.

According to the New York Police, the number of police officers confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus was 2,204 as of September 9, and a total of 7,155 police officers were off work, including other illnesses. It is up to 20%.

The New York Police Department has devised ways to manage people, such as limiting the response to uninjured traffic accidents, and has no effect on maintaining security, but the state government has asked residents not to go out. Since the middle of last month, the number of incidents of stealing from unattended stores temporarily closed has increased.

The number of such incidents increased 83 times to 577 from the same time of the previous year between the 12th and 31st of last month, an increase of 16.8%.

For this reason, some luxury brand stores in New York Manhattan, etc., have their show windows entirely covered with wooden boards.

In addition, since July 7, there have been at least seven confirmed cases of Asian residents being beaten or harassed by umbrellas in New York City in connection with the new coronavirus. Deterioration is a concern.