Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, Mr. Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, called for active utilization of the antigen test kit, saying that it was possible to use the antigen test kit even in the workplace under certain conditions so that infected people could be found early. I did.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Mr. Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, hastened to make adjustments to distribute 800,000 doses of the new coronavirus antigen test kits distributed to facilities for the elderly to universities and high schools. I showed my thoughts.
On top of that, in order to find infected people at an early stage, it is said that the antigen test kit can be used even in the workplace under the condition that a person who has learned the test method is present in cooperation with a medical institution. I would like you to make use of the sites where you tend to work at short distances, and the types of businesses and industries where you may live together. "
In addition, Minister Nishimura said that half of the positive people are in their 30s or younger in a large-scale PCR test conducted on asymptomatic people, and that the younger generation in urban areas such as the Tokyo metropolitan area and Osaka will be in the future. In response, we have clarified our policy of focusing on inspections.