As a countermeasure against the new corona virus, the government will add eight prefectures, Hokkaido, Miyazaki, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama, and Hiroshima, to the target areas of the emergency declaration, and will take priority measures such as prevention of spread in Kochi. We have decided to apply it to the four prefectures of Saga, Nagasaki, and Miyazaki.



The period is from 27th to 12th next month, which is the same as the areas covered so far, so that the target area of ​​the declaration will be 21 prefectures and the area to which the priority measures will be applied will be 12 prefectures. increase.



We have summarized the latest infection status and the contents of the basic government policy that has been changed this time.

Unstoppable spread of infection

According to the materials presented at the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held on the 25th, the number of newly infected people in the week up to the 24th is 1.26 times that of the previous week, and the spread of infection continues nationwide. ..



In areas where emergency declarations have been issued, ▽ Tokyo is 1.02 times, ▽ Okinawa prefecture is 1.01 times, and ▽ Kanagawa prefecture is 1.16 times, ▽ Saitama prefecture is 1.06 times, ▽ Chiba prefecture. 1.22 times, ▽ Ibaraki prefecture 1.19 times, ▽ Tochigi prefecture 1.40 times, ▽ Gunma prefecture 1.47 times, ▽ Shizuoka prefecture 1.60 times, ▽ Osaka prefecture 1.44 times, ▽ Kyoto prefecture 1.27 times, ▽ Hyogo prefecture The number of infected people is 1.53 times, ▽ 1.33 times in Fukuoka prefecture, which is the highest number in each region, but the expansion trend has not stopped.



In addition, it will be added to the target area ▽ Hokkaido 1.26 times, ▽ Miyagi prefecture 1.34 times, ▽ Aichi prefecture 1.94 times, ▽ Gifu prefecture 2.01 times, ▽ Mie prefecture 2.46 times, ▽ Shiga prefecture 1.34 times, ▽ Infections are increasing rapidly in various places, such as 1.39 times in Okayama prefecture and 1.99 times in Hiroshima prefecture.

Infection status per 100,000 population 17 prefectures with over 100 people

Looking at the current status of infection in terms of the number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week, ▽ Okinawa Prefecture has an unprecedented scale of infection of 314.25 and more than 300 people, and ▽ Tokyo has 233.16. There


are more than 100 people in 17 prefectures

,

including

184.77 people in Kanagawa prefecture and 181.95 people in Osaka prefecture, and 127.65 people

nationwide.

In 8 additional prefectures in the declaration target area

Areas added to the target are: ▽ Mie prefecture 137.23, ▽ Aichi prefecture 120.74, ▽ Gifu prefecture 108.30, ▽ Shiga prefecture 101.70, ▽ Okayama prefecture 87.78, ▽ Hiroshima prefecture 83.24, ▽ There are 69.47 people in Hokkaido, and ▽ 68.47 people in Miyagi prefecture.



In 43 prefectures, which is the largest number ever, the number of people who have exceeded the 25 people who are the most seriously infected in "Stage 4".



In addition, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases estimates that the highly infectious mutant virus "Delta strain" has occupy almost all of the country, not just in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and has replaced conventional viruses and other mutant viruses. It is estimated.

Basic government response policy Strengthen infection control at school sites

The government has changed the basic countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and considering that there is concern about infection of children at school after the summer vacation, it will be sent to kindergartens and elementary and junior high schools for up to about 800,000 times from the beginning of next month. We have included the distribution of the antigen test kit.

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection to children, the changed basic countermeasure policy has newly incorporated measures such as infection control at school sites after the summer vacation.



Specifically, if you have symptoms such as fever, you should take a rest at home or see a medical institution in principle, and if you cannot see a medical institution immediately or if you have difficulty returning home promptly. Will use an antigen test kit to carry out rapid testing.

Distributing antigen test kits to kindergartens and elementary and junior high schools

From the beginning of next month, we will distribute up to about 800,000 antigen test kits to kindergartens and elementary and junior high schools, and the main target is faculty and staff and children and students in the fourth grade of elementary school and above.



In addition, local boards of education and school corporations will request cooperation from the university where the vaccination site is located so that vaccination of faculty and staff will proceed, and consideration will be given to local governments to promote vaccination of desired faculty and staff. I am asking for.

Establishing a system that ensures hospitalization when necessary, such as pregnant women

On the other hand, regarding the medical care provision system, as measures for the increasing number of home care recipients, etc., it is said that it will promote the development of hospitalization waiting stations and oxygen stations, secure oxygen concentrators, and respond to patients who need special consideration such as pregnant women. As a result, we will establish a system that will surely lead to hospitalization if necessary.



In addition, regarding "antibody cocktail therapy", in order to promote support for home care recipients, we will administer it outpatiently by a medical institution that meets certain requirements, such as ensuring an observation system after administration.