New Coronavirus Countermeasures Expert Meeting "Correspondence in 3 categories"

New Coronavirus Countermeasures Expert Meeting “Correspondence in 3 categories” May 14 21:39

A government expert meeting to discuss measures against the new coronavirus made new recommendations on the 14th, and confirmed that the number of infected people had decreased to the situation before the end of March when the spread of infection began in many areas. On the other hand, assuming that there is a risk of a re-epidemic for the foreseeable future, we have shown the concept of infection control by dividing prefectures into three categories according to the infection situation.

The expert meeting issued a new proposal on the 14th, and provided a guideline such as "the total number of new infected persons in the last week is less than 0.5 per 100,000" as a way of thinking when canceling the emergency declaration ..

In addition, assuming that there is a risk of a re-epidemic for the foreseeable future, if the infection spreads again, it will be possible to take immediate measures, including redesignation to the target area of ​​the emergency declaration, depending on the situation of the infection. (Warning) Prefectures, "Prefectures for spreading infection" and "Prefectures for which infection is observed" are divided into three categories, and the respective approaches are shown.

In the “specific vigilance prefectures” where the situation of infection is the most severe, it is said that 80% reduction in contact and self-restraint of movement across prefectures will be requested due to a request for thorough behavior change based on the declaration of emergency. It is based on the status and level of infection when an emergency situation is declared in 7 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka prefectures every day.

The "prevention / prevention prefecture" is a region where the infection control measures are strengthened by one level even if it is not designated as a "special warning prefectural government", and the number of new infections is half of the standard of "special warning prefectural government". He said that criteria such as degree should be set in advance. After that, the Governor will request cooperation in order to refrain from events at risk of mass infections and outings that are not necessary.

In addition, although the number of new infections has been confirmed to some extent, in areas where the number is still smaller, the “infection observation prefectures” are set, and while keeping a close eye on the infection situation, keeping a distance between people, the so-called “three dense areas”. We will continue to take measures such as thoroughly avoiding the above.

In addition, the Experts Group believes that even if the emergency declaration is lifted, it is expected that the response will be long, and in all prefectures, the place where a cluster of infected people has occurred, and “3 He emphasized that it is necessary to thoroughly avoid "two secrets", practice a "new lifestyle" that devises ways of shopping and eating, and continue basic infection control measures such as hand washing.

On top of that, the government and prefectures should be strengthened, such as by securing personnel at public health centers where work is under pressure, a test system such as PCR should be established, and a medical system that can respond to an increase in the number of patients. It is strongly demanded to secure

Balancing economic activities and measures

The recommendations of the expert council also showed the idea of ​​combining social and economic activities with measures to prevent the spread of infection after the declaration of emergency was lifted.

While increasing the level of social and economic activities in stages, it is important to have sharp measures such as thoroughly avoiding places with a high risk of infection, such as a cluster of infected people. ..

Even after the declaration was lifted, all prefectures continued basic infection control measures such as securing distances from people, wearing masks, and diligent hand washing. We are demanding to practice a "new lifestyle" that devises such as.

In addition, he called for thorough actions to avoid unnecessary homecoming and travel, as well as avoiding the high risk of infection and the "three secrets" where clusters have occurred.

In addition, regarding the activities of businesses such as restaurants and commercial facilities, it was necessary to create guidelines for preventing the spread of infection for each industry again, and examples of measures to prevent infection were shown. ..

Specifically, employees of beauty salons and restaurants can reduce the risk of infection by wearing masks and protective equipment that covers their eyes and face, and can utilize partitions in restaurants and leave seats at intervals. In addition, the number of people in private rooms is halved.

He said that holding the event could lead to an increased risk of explosive outbreaks if infected people were present at the venue, and that if these risks cannot be dealt with, it must continue to be suspended or postponed. ..

Demonstrating declaring and redesignating

The recommendations of the expert council make a comprehensive decision on how to cancel the declaration of an emergency, taking into account the status of infection, the medical care provision system, and the inspection system.

Of these, regarding the status of infection, in addition to "the number of newly infected persons reported in the last week is lower than the number in the previous week and a decreasing trend can be confirmed," as a guideline, "new infection in the last week" The total number of people is less than 0.5 per 100,000 ”.

The guideline is the level at the time when a survey was conducted to find and follow a cluster of infected people before the spread of the infection.

Regarding the medical care provision system, the number of severely ill patients with the new coronavirus is decreasing, and it is not under pressure, and even if there is a sudden increase in the number of patients due to the availability of beds and accommodation facilities for patients, etc. I cite that the system that can be done is prepared.

In order to properly understand the number of new infected persons, we need to consider the fact that we can perform a certain number of PCR tests, etc., and that the proportion of positive specimens is not extremely high when constructing a test system.

On the other hand, in the recommendation, we decided to consider the situation of infection and medical conditions when we again designated the area as the target area of ​​the emergency declaration.

Regarding the status of infection, the number of new infections per 100,000 people in the last week based on the status of infection when an emergency situation was declared in seven prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka on the 7th of last month. , The time until the total number of infected people doubles, and the ratio of patients who do not know the infection route are used as indicators. However, it does not show specific numbers.

In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to whether the number of severely ill patients or patients in hospital is available, considering the status of the medical care provision system.