An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and if an infection with the Omicron strain, which is concerned about the strength of infectivity, occurs in Japan, those who were in the same space as the infected person should wear a mask. It is recommended to carry out a wide range of inspections regardless of the presence or absence of the infection and the contact time.
He also points out that it is necessary to pay attention to the future trend of infected people, saying that the number of people in the downtown area at night has been the highest since last fall in Tokyo.
The expert meeting is concerned about the strength of infectivity of the Omicron strain, the risk of reinfection, the effect on the effects of vaccines and therapeutic agents, and sufficient knowledge about the severity of infection. Instead, it is necessary to focus on measures for Omicron strains at the water's edge.
And when an infection with the Omicron strain occurs in Japan, it is recommended that people who were in the same space as the infected person should carry out a wide range of tests regardless of whether they wore a mask or contact time.
Regarding the status of infection, the number of newly infected people of the new corona has remained at the lowest level since last summer, and the number of severely ill and dead people is also at a low level, but the number of infected people in the last week was the previous week. Compared to 1.17 times, it continues to increase.
Especially in Tokyo, the number of people at night in downtown areas has reached the highest level since the end of October last year, and the number of people at night is increasing in various places. In addition, he pointed out that it is necessary to pay attention to the future trend of infection, as it is expected that there will be more opportunities for eating and drinking and contact with people who do not usually meet at year-end parties, Christmas, New Year holidays, etc.
If there are symptoms such as fever, the expert meeting should refrain from traveling across prefectures such as homecoming and traveling, and as a countermeasure against Omicron strains, continue to wear masks correctly, disinfect hands, including those who have been vaccinated. He called for washing hands, avoiding denseness, and thorough ventilation.
1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures all increased from the previous week
According to the materials presented at the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of newly infected people in the week until the 15th is the lowest level since last summer, but it has increased slightly by 1.17 times compared to the previous week in the whole country. I am.
On the other hand, in 20 prefectures, no infected person was reported in the week up to the 15th.
In the three prefectures of the Tokyo metropolitan area, the number of infected people is increasing, 1.22 times in Tokyo, 1.60 times in Kanagawa prefecture, 1.25 times in Saitama prefecture, and 1.20 times in Chiba prefecture.
In the two prefectures and one prefecture of Kansai, Osaka prefecture is 0.81 times, Hyogo prefecture is 0.87 times, Kyoto prefecture is 2.75 times, and in the Chukyo area, Aichi prefecture is 1.31 times and Gifu prefecture is 3.67 times.
In other areas, Hokkaido is 1.04 times and Okinawa prefecture is 0.96 times, which is almost flat, while Niigata prefecture is 4.05 times and Gunma prefecture is 1.34 times. ..
Looking at the current infection status in the last week per 100,000 population, Gunma prefecture has the highest number of infected people at 5.47, Niigata prefecture at 3.50, Okinawa prefecture at 1.64, Shizuoka prefecture at 1.27, and Tokyo. There were 0.96 people, and 0.71 people nationwide.