Voice of attenuating new coronavirus on SNS "No scientific basis" expert July 31 21:43

While the number of newborn coronavirus infections has spread and the number of severely ill people is smaller than before, there are voices that the virus may have been attenuated by SNS etc. There is no specific basis for this, and I want you to continue to work on infection control.”

The number of new cases of new-type coronavirus nationwide per day has exceeded 1,000 people for three consecutive days in 31 days, while the number of seriously ill people is increasing, but as of 30th With 90 people nationwide, it is less than one-third of the peak time when an emergency was declared.

Under these circumstances, there are some voices saying that the toxicity of the virus may be weakened in SNS.

Regarding this, Dr. Kenshi Kona of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, who plays a central role in the treatment of the new coronavirus, said, "There is no scientific evidence that the virus has been attenuated even if we look at the situation overseas. However, even if I actually examine the patient, I do not have that feeling."

And Dr. Kona said, "At the first wave, people with symptoms were prioritized in order to detect severely ill people, but now the number of tests is increasing, so that the actual situation of infection can be understood in more detail than before. It seems that the proportion of people with severe illness seems to have decreased because many people with mild or asymptomatic disease have been found."

On top of that, there is a high risk that the virus will become less virulent at this point and it will be at a high risk, and Dr. Kona said, ``Because the number of severely ill patients increases one to two weeks later than the increase in infected people. , I am strongly concerned that the number of seriously ill people will increase in the future.The number of staff is required for treatment such as wearing a ventilator, which puts a large load on the medical field, so the number of seriously ill people will not increase as much as possible. It is better for each person, such as refraining from going out again this weekend, so that each person will be aware of it and work on infection control."