Calling for thorough preventive measures against the rapid spread of infection, mainly in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters in response to the rapid spread of the infection of the new coronavirus, mainly in Iwakuni City.

In Yamaguchi Prefecture, the number of confirmed infections with the new coronavirus is increasing rapidly, especially in Iwakuni City in the east, so the prefecture held a countermeasures headquarters meeting on the 4th.

Among them, the person in charge of the prefecture said that 160 out of 221 newly infected people in the prefecture from the 23rd to the 4th of last month live in Iwakuni City, and about 70% of them are infected with the new mutant virus Omicron strain. Or he explained that he was suspected of being infected.

He also pointed out that the number of infected people may increase sharply in the future due to the influence of the Omicron strain, which is said to have strong infectivity, and the medical care provision system may become tight.

After the meeting, Governor Muraoka said, "Infections are increasing at a much faster rate than before, and there is great concern about the spread of infections in the future. It is necessary, "he said, calling for thorough implementation of basic infection prevention measures such as wearing masks, washing hands, disinfecting, and diligent ventilation.

In Yamaguchi Prefecture, the number of infected people per 100,000 population is 9.72 in a week up to 3 days, which is the second highest in Japan after Okinawa Prefecture.

Mayor Iwakuni Requests to the government and the U.S. military to provide information on infection routes for base personnel

Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda of Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, said at a meeting on the 4th that the infection of the new corona including the new mutant virus Omicron strain has spread rapidly in the city since the latter half of December last year, and the infection was detected early. I explained that we are opening a temporary inspection site for this purpose.

In addition, he said, "It is highly possible that the infection of the Omicron strain spread to the city from the employees of the US military base based on the analysis of experts," and told the government and the US military about the infection route of the base personnel. It was revealed that they requested that they be provided, thoroughly wear masks, and promptly carry out genomic tests.

In addition, Iwakuni City has postponed the seijin-shiki scheduled for the 9th of this month due to the spread of the infection.