An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and the number of newly infected people continued to decrease, and the number of severely ill people was below the level before the spread of the infection in spring.
On the other hand, it is important to further reduce the number of infected people in anticipation of the re-expansion of infection in the future. I called for thorough basic measures.
Number of newly infected people continues to decrease in many areas compared to the previous week
According to the data presented at the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held on the 20th, the number of newly infected people continued to decrease in many areas nationwide by 0.65 times compared to the previous week in the week until the 19th. I am.
In 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures,
▽ Tokyo is 0.52 times, ▽ Chiba prefecture is 0.47 times, ▽ Kanagawa prefecture is 0.50 times, ▽ Saitama prefecture is 0.66 times,
Kansai 2 prefectures and 1 prefecture is
▽ Osaka prefecture 0.61 times, ▽ Kyoto prefecture is 0.46 times, ▽ Hyogo prefecture is 0.51 times,
Chukyo area is
▽ Aichi prefecture is 0.63 times, ▽ Gifu prefecture is 0.50 times ▽ Mie prefecture is 0.47 times.
12 prefectures such as Hokkaido and Okinawa increased
On the other hand,
▽ 1.44 times in Hokkaido,
▽ 1.12 times in Shiga prefecture,
▽ 1.48 times in Hiroshima prefecture,
▽ Although the number of infected people is small, such as 1.24 times in Okinawa prefecture, it is increasing in 12 roads and prefectures.
Looking at the current infection status in terms of the number of infected people per 100,000 people in the last week, there are no prefectures that have exceeded the target of "Stage 3" of 15 people, as in last week. There were 6.39 people in Osaka prefecture, 5.70 people in Aomori prefecture, 2.60 people in Tokyo, and 2.67 people nationwide.
It is important to reduce the number of infected people
According to the expert meeting, the number of newly infected people has continued to decrease nationwide, and the number of severely ill people has fallen below the pre-spread level in spring this summer.
On the other hand, after the state of emergency was lifted, the number of people infected at night continued to increase in many areas, and there was concern that the number of infected people would stop declining. , He said that it is important to reduce the number of infected people.
Furthermore, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that socio-economic activities are expected to become more active toward the end of the year, such as year-end parties, and that the temperature will drop and indoor activities will increase.
In some areas, there is a tendency for infections to stop falling.
In addition, the expert meeting said that the infection has stopped declining in some areas, and that clusters are occurring in restaurants and facilities for the elderly, and the health center is actively investigating close contacts and infection routes. It is important to pinch the buds of the spread of infection as much as possible and identify potential sources of infection through thorough epidemiological investigations.
Furthermore, while there are areas where measures such as shortening the business hours of restaurants are being relaxed, it is said that if high-risk situations overlap, it may lead to outbreaks, and restaurants that have been certified for infection control when eating and drinking. It is said that you are required to wear a mask except when you eat or drink.
After that, he continued to call for thorough basic infection control measures such as ▼ wearing a non-woven mask, ▼ disinfecting, ▼ avoiding even one dense, and ▼ thorough ventilation.
Chair Wakita "Cluster measures are important even though the decline continues"
At a press conference after the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting, Chairman Takaji Wakita said, "It is difficult to predict when the number of infections will increase again after this, but it will continue to decrease for some time. It is predicted. However, in some areas, clusters may occur and the number may increase temporarily, so it is necessary to carefully watch the future trends. Since the new corona virus is a respiratory infection. It is thought that there is seasonality, and it is expected that the number of infected people will increase if social activities become active. Since clusters may occur in the metropolitan area, even if clusters occur, they will be enclosed and the next infection will occur. Cluster measures are very important because they do not lead to expansion. "
On top of that, "In the United Kingdom and Israel, vaccination progressed and the infection situation improved once, but after that, infection mainly occurred in children under 12 years old who had not been vaccinated or who had a slight decrease in effectiveness after vaccination. It has spread. It is thought that vaccination has progressed at a stretch in Japan and the situation has improved, but it is fully conceivable that it will re-expand in the future. It is important to thoroughly implement not only vaccines but also basic measures. If infection If the number of people expands and medical care becomes severe, there may be situations where strong measures are needed again. "