As the deadline for the state of emergency approaches the 20th of this month, an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and the situation in Okinawa Prefecture, where infection and sickbeds are still serious, as well as Tokyo and Osaka. An analysis is being conducted on the impact of an increase in the number of people in each region, such as the prefecture, on the future infection situation.
At the expert meeting, the deadline for declaring an emergency is approaching on the 20th of this month, such as Okinawa Prefecture, where infections and sickbeds are still in a serious situation, and Tokyo, where the decrease in infections is slowing down due to an increase in the number of people. An analysis was conducted on the situation in each region.
According to the materials presented at the meeting, the
number of newly infected people in the week up to the 14th
continues to decrease by 0.73 times nationwide
compared to the previous week, and in
areas where a state
of
emergency has been declared
, the number of newly infected people
continues to decrease
.
Hokkaido is 0.54 times,
Aichi prefecture is 0.62 times,
Kyoto prefecture is 0.85 times,
Osaka prefecture is 0.74 times,
Hyogo prefecture is 0.60 times,
Okayama prefecture is 0.43 times,
Hiroshima prefecture is 0.61 times,
Fukuoka prefecture is 0.58 times, and
Okinawa prefecture is
While
the
downward trend continues at
0.62 times, the
rate of decrease at 0.90 times in Tokyo has slowed and is approaching flat.
Looking at the
current infection status in
terms of the number of newly infected people per 100,000 population in the last week,
Okinawa Prefecture is the only one with 66.00
, which exceeds the 25 people who are the most serious infection status of "Stage 4". ,
20.22 people
in
Yamanashi prefecture,
19.13
people in
Tokyo,
17.28 people
in
Hokkaido, which exceeds the standard of 15 people in "Stage 3".
There are 9.78 people nationwide.
At the meeting, the impact on the future infection situation due to the continuing increase in the number of people in Tokyo and Osaka, the progress of vaccination, and the mutation confirmed in India, which is feared to spread in Japan The status of the virus "Delta strain" is also being analyzed.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura "Thorough response to the situation where the decline has stopped"
At an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura said, "The number of newly infected people in Okinawa is severe, but it is decreasing. On the other hand, in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the situation of Chiba and Kanagawa has stopped falling, and the number of people in Tokyo has increased significantly, and it is expected that the situation will stop falling around next week. " I pointed out.
He added, "Even under emergency measures, there are restaurants that serve alcohol, and if you take high-risk actions, the infection will spread, so you must take various measures."