In the two and a half months before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a symposium was held to consider measures against the new coronavirus at large-scale events, and experts said that it would not affect the medical care provision system for the event. He pointed out that the key point is to be able to maintain the stage 2 infection status.
The symposium was held in a joint society such as the Japan Society for Infectious Diseases.
Among them, Professor Koji Wada of the International University of Health and Welfare said that infectious diseases may be introduced during the period of events such as the Olympic Games and may spread overseas, and it is necessary to reduce these risks in order to hold them. I pointed out.
And, as a point to reduce the risk in the presence of new coronavirus infection, in addition to infection countermeasures including before and after the competition, risk is evaluated such as the degree of contact, and if countermeasures are not sufficient, it can be canceled for each competition. Consideration It was mentioned that the stage 2 infection status could be maintained during the period so as not to affect the domestic medical care provision system.
Professor Wada pointed out, "I'm agitated because I can't see what kind of measures will be taken. There are various opinions, but it is important that the people involved in the measures are not divided."
In addition, Mitsuo Kaku, a specially appointed professor at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, pointed out the importance of communicating with the government, medical institutions, and the general public. That's it. "