At a monitoring meeting in Tokyo, experts said that the infection status in Tokyo was still extremely high, and the number of new positives was increasing rapidly from the beginning of the Obon festival. Pointed out that there is concern that the number will start to increase again.
In addition, medical care provision showed a strong sense of crisis as the number of inpatients and severely ill patients reached a record high and serious dysfunction continued.
During the meeting, experts maintained the infection status and medical care provision system in Tokyo at the highest alert level of the four levels.
Regarding the infection status, he explained that the 7-day average of new positives was about 3290 as of September 1, a decrease of 1098 from August 25, a week ago, but it remains extremely high. bottom.
He added, "There is a possibility that the number of people has decreased temporarily due to the decrease in the number of people due to the Obon holidays." It is feared that the number of positive people will start to increase again. "
He called for thorough infection control measures, saying that "an emergency situation in which infections are rampant at the disaster level has continued for several weeks."
On the other hand, regarding the medical care provision system, experts said that the number of inpatients reached a record high of 4303 as of August 31, and the number of new positive patients continues to increase despite the decrease. Severely ill patients reported a record high of 297 as of August 28.
He explained that it was difficult to transport patients whose condition deteriorated during home medical treatment and to accept hospitalization. "If the current infection situation does not improve significantly, the limit of the medical care provision system can be exceeded and saved. It seems that life cannot be saved, "he said with a strong sense of crisis.