As the deadline for the state of emergency approaches next week, an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and the effect of the declaration based on the current number of infected people and medical situation data was discussed. Evaluations and analysis of the infection status of mutant viruses spreading in India, which is feared to spread, are being conducted.
The expert meeting starts before 6 pm, and the current infection and medical system in Tokyo and Osaka, where the deadline for the state of emergency is approaching 31st of this month, and the situation in Okinawa and Hokkaido, where the rapid spread of infection continues, etc. Is being analyzed.
According to the materials presented at the meeting, the number of newly infected people in the week up to the 25th was 0.80 times nationwide compared to the previous week, and in
areas where a state
of
emergency was declared
▼ Osaka prefecture 0.58 times,
▼ Hyogo prefecture is 0.59 times,
▼ Kyoto prefecture is 0.66 times,
▼ Okayama prefecture is 0.59 times,
▼ Fukuoka prefecture is 0.69 times,
▼ Tokyo is 0.81 times,
▼ Aichi prefecture is 0.93 times,
▼ Hiroshima prefecture is 0.82 times It has been flat to decreasing.
On the other hand, in
Hokkaido, it increased by 1.08 times, and in
Okinawa Prefecture,
which was added to the target from the 23rd
of
this month,
it increased significantly by 1.62 times.
Furthermore, looking at the number of newly infected people per 100,000 population in the last week,
▼ 93.26 in Okinawa,
▼ 78.10 in Hokkaido
,
▼
48.20 in Aichi
,
▼
44.12 in Fukuoka,
▼ in Hiroshima 43.37,
▼ 34.66 in Okayama
,
▼
30.72 in
Tokyo
,
▼ 30.35 in
Gifu
,
▼ 29.70 in
Osaka
,
▼ 26.71 in
Ishikawa,
▼ 25.63 people in Kumamoto prefecture and 25 people in 11 prefectures, which is the standard for "Stage 4", and
25.72 people nationwide.
At the meeting, discussions were also held on the status of the rapid spread of the mutant virus in India, which has been pointed out to be more infectious than the mutant virus spreading in Japan.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura "Okinawa is rapidly increasing mainly among younger generations Hokkaido is also increasing"
At the beginning of the expert meeting, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura said, "Since the middle of this month, the number of infected people has started to decrease nationwide, but in some areas it is still increasing. In a worrisome situation, the number is increasing in Hokkaido as well. "
He added, "In many areas, the deadline for emergency measures is approaching 31st next week, and I would like you to thoroughly evaluate and analyze the current infection situation."