It has been one month in eight days since the position of the new coronavirus under the Infectious Diseases Act shifted to "Class 5" The infection situation nationwide based on "fixed point grasp" has been on a gradual upward trend since April. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has called for "the current level to be relatively low, but in preparation for the spread of infection that is a concern in the summer" The average number of patients per medical institution continued to increase from 1.5 to 1.2 in the week ending May 63.