In preparation for the spread of infection with the new variant virus Omicron strain of the new corona, Tokyo will reach nearly 7,000 beds, which can secure a maximum of 7,000 beds, if an average of 100 or more new positives for the Omicron strain are confirmed in Tokyo for 7 days. I'm going to pull it up.

Ahead of the year-end and New Year holidays, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a crisis management countermeasures meeting on the afternoon of the 22nd, in response to the fact that infection with the Omicron strain has been confirmed in Japan, and summarized the measures taken by the city.



According to this, if an average of 100 or more new positives for Omicron strains are confirmed in Tokyo for 7 days, or if the increase rate is 300% or more for 2 weeks, the maximum number of beds can be secured at 6891. It is a policy to raise it.



Currently, we have about 4600 beds, so we will increase by 2000 beds at once.



In addition, the number of rooms that can be accommodated in accommodation facilities will be gradually increased from the current 3400 rooms to about 4200 rooms by the end of the year and to about 4760 rooms by the beginning of the year.



In Tokyo, the number of people who have been confirmed to be positive for the Omicron strain is increasing, and we would like to increase the number of accommodation facilities and have them enter the facility to thoroughly observe their health and prevent community-acquired infections.



In addition, for health reasons, people under the age of 12 who cannot be vaccinated will be able to receive a free test from the 23rd.

Infection confirmed by 6 people in Tokyo Approximately 1000 people with close contacts

At the meeting on the 22nd, the infection status of the Omicron strain confirmed in Tokyo was reported.



According to this, it has been confirmed that 6 people in Tokyo have been infected with the Omicron strain by the 21st.



Six are the people confirmed by the genome analysis of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Health and Safety.



In addition, among those who became close contacts on the same aircraft as the person who was confirmed to be Omicron strain after the infection to the new corona was found by the inspection at the time of entry, the people in Tokyo were about as of the 21st. There are 1000 people.



In addition, about 60 people who have been infected with or suspected of being infected with the Omicron strain have been hospitalized at "infectious disease designated medical institutions" in Tokyo as of the 21st.

Governor Koike "Strengthen the medical care provision system on the play"

Governor Koike of Tokyo told reporters, "Omicron stocks are rampant all over the world and are expanding at an unprecedented rate. This threat is steadily rushing to Japan and Tokyo." Said.



On top of that, "It is a time when people are moving actively, the climate is dry, and the risk of infection is already high, and when the Omicron strain, which is said to be highly infectious, is infected in the city, it will be infected in a blink of an eye. We will do our utmost to prevent the spread of infection during the year-end and New Year by strengthening the medical care provision system on a first-come, first-served basis and further thorough basic measures. " Emphasized the idea of ​​doing everything.

For Delta stocks

In Tokyo, a person infected with the Delta strain was first confirmed in April, but in about three months after that, it was rapidly replaced to account for more than 80% of new positives, and it was explosive. It led to the spread of infection.



On April 23, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed for the first time a person infected with the Delta strain in Tokyo.



In screening tests that began after that, the percentage of new positives who were Delta strains increased from 3.2% in early June to 30.6% in early July.



Then, from the end of July to the beginning of August, it exceeded 80% to 81.7%, and the following week it reached 89.1%, and the replacement progressed rapidly.



The replacement with Delta strains led to an explosive spread of infection, and in August, the peak of the 5th wave, it was the peak of the 3rd wave in just one month, which is 3.2 times that of January, 120,000. Infection of 9193 people was confirmed, the medical care provision system became tight, and the number of home care recipients increased rapidly.

Ueda Medical System Strategy Supervisor "Faster response than Delta stock"

Tetsuro Ueda, who is in charge of strengthening the development of the medical care provision system in Tokyo, said, "The current bed securing level is set on the premise of Delta strains, and considering the speed of spread of Omicron strains overseas. It is necessary to raise the bed level earlier than planned. We will work to get the understanding and cooperation of medical personnel and the citizens of Tokyo, including measures that have no choice but to affect general medical care. " Said.