With the number of people infected with the new coronavirus increasing rapidly in Tokyo, four consecutive holidays will begin tomorrow, and the Tokyo Olympics will also begin.


We have summarized the opinions of experts on the status of the spread of infection, future prospects, and how to spend consecutive holidays.

Before the holidays, the number of users of private PCR tests in Tokyo is increasing rapidly.

At a private PCR testing facility in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, the number of users has increased sharply this week, and people who have made reservations for testing from the morning of the 21st are visiting one after another.



This facility is open 24 hours a day for people who do not have symptoms such as fever, and visitors submit the liquid in a special container at a separate booth.



The test will be done in the same facility and the results will be emailed within 24 hours.



According to the company that operates the facility, the number of users per day was about 70 in early July two weeks ago, but it has increased rapidly since the beginning of this week, reaching about 200 on the 20th, and in the afternoon on the 21st. As of 5:30, there are 263 people.



It means that there are many people who are worried about returning to their parents' home during the summer vacation, or who are anxious when infected people are confirmed at work.



A 35-year-old male office worker said, "I am undergoing PCR tests according to company rules so as not to bother my business partners. I am afraid that the number of people has increased recently."

Rapid spread of infection in Tokyo 1832 new cases confirmed

The rapid spread of infection continues in Tokyo.

On the 21st, 1832 new infections were confirmed.


It's been over 1800 since January 16th, an increase of 683 from Wednesday a week ago.

Crisis situations far beyond the third wave

At a monitoring conference in Tokyo that day, experts pointed out that the infection is spreading rapidly at a pace that exceeds the third wave.



The 7-day average of new positives was about 1170 on the 20th, 1.5 times over the past week, and if the current growth rate continues, about 1743 on the 27th of this month and 1743 on the 3rd of August. The number is about 2598, which is much higher than the peak of the third wave, which is about 1816 in January, which is the highest ever.

Experts said, "As the replacement with mutant viruses progresses and the rate of increase increases further, the spread of infection will progress rapidly, and in less than two weeks it will be a critical infection situation that far exceeds the third wave." Showed concern.

Percentage of infected people by age group 90% or more in their 50s or younger

This is the analysis result of the infection situation and medical care provision system in Tokyo shown at the monitoring meeting.

The percentage of people in their 20s who were confirmed to be infected in the week leading up to the 19th of this month was 31.9%, exceeding 30% for the third consecutive week, the highest.



This was followed by 20.8% in their 30s, 17.0% in their 40s, 11.7% in their 50s, 7.6% in their teens, 4.5% in their under 10s, 3.8% in their 60s, and 1.5% in their 70s. , ▽ 80s was 1.0%, ▽ 90s and over was 0.2%.



Since June, people in their 50s or younger account for about 90% of the total.



On the other hand, the number of elderly people aged 65 and over was 286 this week, an increase of 73 from the previous week, but the ratio decreased by 0.4 points to 3.7%.

Inpatients "doubled in one month" The number of patients in their 60s and under is increasing

The number of inpatients was 2388 as of the 20th, an increase of 365 from the 14th of this month.



Experts pointed out that it "doubled in about a month" and said, "If the number of new positives continues to increase due to further increase in the number of people and the influence of mutant strains, the medical care provision system will face a tight crisis. I will do it. "



Looking at inpatients by age group, those in their 60s or younger account for about 86% of the total, and experts analyze that "it has been on an upward trend since around 65% in early last month."



By age group, people in their 40s and 50s account for about 21% of the total, and those in their 30s and under account for about 34% of the total.



Experts said, "Since June, the number of hospitalized patients has increased rapidly with the rapid increase in the number of new positives, mainly among young and middle-aged patients. If this situation continues, young and middle-aged middle-aged patients May increase, and the number of critically ill patients may increase later. "



On top of that, he said, "It is necessary to reduce the chances of contact with people, thoroughly implement basic measures, and raise awareness that vaccination is expected to have a preventive effect."

Governor Koike "A stronger sense of crisis than ever before for a stay home"

After the monitoring meeting, Governor Koike told reporters, "Summer vacation will start at many schools today, and the Olympics will start with four consecutive holidays from tomorrow. It is usually the season for travel and homecoming, but highly infectious mutant strains. With the situation becoming more urgent, we must share a stronger sense of crisis with you than ever before. "



On top of that, "You may be tired of hearing that it's a crisis, it's a crisis, but it's a very important situation. It's important what kind of actions you take and what happens to the flow of people, so this summer will be your last stay home. I want to go. "



In addition, at the monitoring meeting on the 21st, an expert analysis was shown that the population staying in the downtown area of ​​Tokyo has been declining since the fourth state of emergency was declared.



Regarding this, Governor Koike said, "I take it as if the image that" I will not cooperate anymore "is reported in the atmosphere, but in reality, everyone is cooperating."



"Given the impact of Delta stocks, it is necessary to reduce the number of people staying at night at least as in the previous state of emergency. We ask restaurants to cooperate with us and refrain from using alcohol. And I think that kind of thing will appear in the numbers in the future. "

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare expert meeting "Minimize crossing prefectural borders during four consecutive holidays"

In addition, before the four consecutive holidays, an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus. An analysis was conducted on the status of the system.



After the expert meeting, Chairman Takaji Wakita said, "Even though a state of emergency has been declared in Tokyo and priority measures have been issued in the three prefectures of the Greater Tokyo Area, the increase in the number of infected people has been stopped. There was a debate that the number of infected people would not decrease at this level because the population staying at night was decreasing very slowly. "



Regarding the future, Chairman Wakita said, "We will have four consecutive holidays, summer vacation, and Obon festival, but since infection is spreading in Tokyo and the Tokyo metropolitan area, we want you to minimize the movement across prefectural borders. It's important to avoid meeting people you don't normally meet because it reduces contact with people, and to watch the game at home with your family and friends who are usually with you even after the Olympics begin. "

Japan Medical Association "Fifth wave is already in progress"

Regarding the spread of the infection, Chairman Nakagawa of the Japan Medical Association said at a press conference, "I think that the" 5th wave "is already in progress, and there is concern that it will exceed the" 3rd wave ", which had the highest number of infected people. Yes. Now that there is a risk of rapid spread due to highly infectious mutant strains, I would like to ask you to thoroughly implement basic infection countermeasures. "

The outlook for vaccine supply

On the other hand, regarding the occupational inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine, Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, will supply the vaccine to all companies and universities that have already completed the application and are waiting for the start by the end of August at a press conference. He showed the prospect of getting started.



Among them, Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said, "It is expected that we will be able to start supplying vaccines for all applied occupational vaccinations by the end of August. We will start supplying vaccines in the week of August 2nd, and on the 9th. We would like to be able to receive the vaccine from the week, "he said, and said that he would be able to start supplying the vaccine by the end of next month to all companies and universities that have already completed the application and are waiting for the start.



On the other hand, the new accepted that pause, not standing still the prospect of resumed, we explained that to consider while looking at the future of the situation.



In addition, Minister Kono said that by early October, 80% of people over the age of 12 would supply the prefectures with the amount of vaccine needed to inoculate twice. That said, if we can see up to 80%, I think we can cover it considerably. "