As the area covered by the state of emergency is expanding, an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and the effects of the state of emergency and the situation in areas where infection is rapidly expanding, such as Okinawa. The analysis is being done.
At the meeting, discussions were also held on countermeasures against mutant viruses that are rapidly expanding in India and are also detected in Japan.
The expert meeting started before 6 pm, and more than three weeks have passed since the state of emergency was declared. In addition to the infection and medical system conditions in Tokyo and Osaka, the infection has spread rapidly. Analysis is being conducted on the situation in the area where the infection is occurring.
According to the materials presented at the meeting, the number of newly infected people in the week up to the 18th
was 1.04 times
that of the previous week, and in
areas where a state
of
emergency was declared,
▼ Tokyo 0.92 times,
▼ Osaka prefecture 0.75 times,
▼ Hyogo prefecture 0.74 times, showing a downward trend, but
▼ Kyoto prefecture 1.11 times,
▼ Aichi prefecture 1.30 times,
▼ Fukuoka prefecture 1.13 times, Increased has.
In addition, it was added from this week,
▼ Hokkaido is 1.53 times,
▼ Hiroshima prefecture is 1.48 times, which is a large increase,
▼ Okayama prefecture is 1.18 times, and
priority measures are applied and the prefecture is urgent. Requesting a state of emergency,
▼ Okinawa prefecture is 1.52 times,
▼ Gifu prefecture is 1.18 times.
Furthermore, looking at the number of newly infected people per 100,000 population in the last week,
▼ 72.30 in Hokkaido
,
▼ 63.95 in
Fukuoka
,
▼
59.10 in Okayama
,
▼
57.40 in Okinawa,
▼ in Hiroshima 52.85,
▼ 51.91 in Aichi
,
▼
50.90 in Osaka
,
▼
44.39 in Gifu,
▼ 38.50 in Kumamoto,
▼
38.33 in
Oita
,
▼ 38.06 in
Tokyo
,
▼
37.05 in Kyoto
,
▼
36.48 in Hyogo
,
▼
34.06 in Nara
,
▼ 29.44 in
Ishikawa,
▼ There are 29.08 people in Saga prefecture,
which exceeds the 25 people who are the standard for "Stage 4" in 16 prefectures, and
▼ 32.31 people nationwide.
At the meeting, it was pointed out that the rapidly spreading mutant virus in India may be highly infectious, so discussions were also held on measures to prevent entry into Japan and strengthening of monitoring systems such as screening tests for early detection. It has been exchanged.
At the beginning of the expert meeting, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura said, "The number of newly infected people nationwide has almost stopped rising, but there are large regional differences. At the same level, the bed usage rate is high. On the other hand, the number of infected people in Tokyo has increased compared to two weeks ago, but it does not seem to have decreased slightly from one week ago, so we have to pay close attention. Don't do it. "
In addition, Minister Tamura pointed out, "In Kyushu, there are areas where the number of people is decreasing, but in Hokkaido, the number is increasing rapidly, and in Okayama and Hiroshima, the number of infected people continues to increase."