Following the decision to lift the state of emergency, the government's advisory committee will be suddenly braked when the infection is likely to spread to prevent re-spreading and rebounding before vaccination of the elderly. He gave a view summarizing the measures that the national and local governments should take, such as setting up a "circuit breaker".
They say that they need to be quick and take measures that are not an extension of the past.
The view was expressed at the government's response headquarters held on the 18th.
In his view, it has already been pointed out that rebounds may have begun to occur mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and it is urgent to prevent rebounds that interfere with medical and public health systems. As the most important issue, we have summarized the concept of measures that the national and local governments should take.
The Advisory Committee has stated that the causes of the current stoppage and slight increase in infections in the Tokyo metropolitan area are so-called "corona fatigue" and "emergency fatigue", drinking parties for the younger generation, lunch karaoke for the elderly, and hidden sources of infection. There is a possibility that there is.
On top of that, as a condition for successful countermeasures with the understanding and sympathy of people in general, the national and local governments should not cause rebound before vaccination of the elderly. It requires "no countermeasures" and "strong will" to overcome the difficulties in implementing them.
And, as measures that are not an extension of the past, specifically, a "circuit breaker" that allows you to take measures to suddenly brake when the infection is likely to spread and asymptomatic risks that spread the infection It includes focused testing focused on infected individuals and active epidemiological studies to identify hidden sources of infection.
Chairman Omi said, "It is important not to cause a rebound before the vaccination of the elderly from April to June begins. If a rebound occurs, it will put a heavy burden on medical care and the vaccination will be smooth. In addition to gaining public understanding to prevent rebounds, the national and local governments need to sweat more and take action in recent months. "