A meeting of experts was held to advise the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and there was no clear decrease in the number of newly infected people outside Hokkaido regarding the nationwide infection situation, and the spread of infection in new areas continued. We analyzed that the infection is spreading nationwide.
It is difficult to control the infection in the rural areas unless the infection in the big cities is suppressed, because the continuation of the infection in Tokyo and the spread of the infection in the metropolitan area are also affecting the outbreak of the infection in the surrounding areas and the rural areas. I warn you that
On the other hand, while there are no data suggesting that the mutated virus, which is spreading in the United Kingdom, is becoming more severe, it has been pointed out that it is highly infectious, and although it has not been confirmed in Japan, caution should be exercised regarding the risk of imports. I need it.