President of the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases Omi "The epidemic seems to have reached its peak"

Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases President Omi "The epidemic seems to have reached its peak" 23:24, August 20

Mr. Shigeru Omi of the government's new subcommittee on measures against coronavirus gave a lecture at the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases held in Tokyo, and said about the current epidemic, "It is necessary to be careful about future trends, but it has reached a peak around the country. It seems that they have done it."

The Japan Society for Infectious Diseases, which is made up of infectious disease specialists and researchers, has been held from the 19th at both the venue in Minato-ku, Tokyo and online to avoid crowding.

On the 20th, Chairman Omi of the government subcommittee gave a lecture saying, "The burden on medical institutions continues to be heavy in Tokyo, Okinawa, Osaka, etc., but the current epidemic has reached its peak nationwide. It is our reading that it is necessary to carefully watch the future trends. From the experience so far, to survive the epidemic, support for medical institutions and public health centers, restaurants with entertainment and entertainment, such areas Support has become important, and we want the country to establish a system that can provide such support as soon as possible."

In addition, Prof. Hitoshi Oshiya of Tohoku University, who is a member of the subcommittee and has been working on cluster countermeasures, gave a lecture, "From the latest data by onset date, there seems to be a mountain nationwide from late July to early August. As you can see, the number of fatalities is gradually increasing, so it is necessary to carefully judge.In comparison with the first wave, the current epidemic can control some risk, but it will be zero. If we try to do so, we will have to significantly limit social and economic activities. In the future, we need to seriously consider how much risk can be tolerated in order to gain social consensus."

A special lecture on the new coronavirus will be held on the 21st, and the latest findings on research and treatment will be reported.