Omicron strain treatment doctor “Careful response without aggravation”

A doctor who treated a patient infected with the new coronavirus Omicron strain at a medical institution in Tokyo responded to NHK's interview, and the patient was asymptomatic, or even if symptoms appeared, those who became severe due to fever or coughing Said not.

He emphasized that since most of them are relatively young people who have been vaccinated, it is necessary to take careful measures in anticipation of the spread of the infection to people who are prone to becoming severely ill.

According to Takao Omagari, director of the International Center for Infectious Diseases, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, who has treated corona patients, the center has treated more than 10 patients infected with the Omicron strain.

Most of the patients are vaccinated, and most of them are in their 20s to 60s who have returned from overseas, so some people complain of asymptomatic symptoms, fever, cough, sore throat, etc. Many, no one has become seriously ill.

In addition, fewer people complain of taste and smell abnormalities than patients infected with the Delta strain.

Regarding the severity of the infection, Omagari said, "I may just happen to be looking at a generation with a low rate of severity, and I don't know what will happen if the elderly or people with chronic diseases are affected. Severe with Omicron strain. It is indistinguishable whether the rate of infection is low or because it is infected mainly by young people. At the beginning of the infection of the new corona, many people who returned from China by charter flight were mildly ill. , There have been some cases of severe illness, so we need to watch carefully what will happen in the future. "

On top of that, Director Omagari said, "Until the nature of the Omicron strain is clarified, it is important to anticipate the same severe situation as the Delta strain and to respond with caution," and plans to return home during the year-end and New Year holidays. People who are in the area are encouraged to take proper measures against infection, such as always wearing a mask and thorough ventilation, especially if they are in poor physical condition.