The number of patients is increasing for both the new coronavirus and influenza, so take thorough measures. Inpatients increase; hospitals in Tokyo are wary of further spread of infection.
Number of influenza patients: 19.2 per medical institution, slightly increased from the previous week. Expert: “Reports of new coronvirus infections are just the tip of the iceberg’. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare commented on the current state of the epidemic nationwide, saying, “The increase in the number of infected people is particularly noticeable among young people.”