Okinawa Prefecture, where "priority measures such as prevention of spread" are applied due to the rapid spread of infection.
Infected people are spreading beyond the younger generation.
As the number of infections with Omicron strains increases, there is a concern that the number of "essential workers" who support society and livelihoods, including medical professionals, will not be able to commute to work.
We have summarized the infection status and countermeasures as of the 11th in detail.
Most in the whole country ...
According to the analysis based on the data released by NHK by the 10th, the "number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week" is 503.37, which is by far the largest in the whole country.
Compared to Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures, where "priority measures such as spread prevention" are applied as in Okinawa prefecture, the number is more than five times higher.
Infection spreads to people other than 20s
11日、沖縄県は新たに775人が新型コロナウイルスに感染していることが確認されたと発表しました。
＜年代別＞
内訳をみますと、年代別では多い順に、
▽20代が262人
▽10代が121人
▽30代が91人
▽40代が82人
▽50代が72人
▽10歳未満が61人
▽60代が31人
▽70代が25人
▽80代が17人
▽90歳以上が12人
となっています。
県の糸数公医療技監は、「感染者に20代が占める割合が減る一方、ほかの世代で増えてきている。高齢者施設で感染が増えたことに伴い、入院患者も増えてきている。今後、重症化する感染者がでないか懸念される」と警戒を呼びかけています。
感染者が1000人を下回るのは2連続ですが、10日までの3連休で休診する医療機関が多かったためとみられます。
＜地域別＞
地域別の感染者は、
▽那覇市が255人
▽浦添市が69人
▽南部保健所管内が68人
▽中部保健所管内が52人
▽沖縄市が51人
▽宜野湾市が50人
などとなっています。
＜感染経路＞
推定される感染経路は、
▽家庭内が118人
▽友人・知人が51人
▽職場内が21人
▽ There are 17 people in the facility
.
As of the 11th, 290 people, 32 more than the 10th, have been hospitalized, and the number of severe cases is 27 according to the national standard. No.
The number of home care patients has reached a record high of 4543, and the number of patients undergoing medical treatment, including those who are hospitalized, has reached a record high of 8179.
In addition, the US military contacted Okinawa Prefecture that 386 new infections were confirmed, although the affiliation of the base was unknown.
More than 500 medical workers could not go to work
As of the 11th, there are 503 medical professionals in Okinawa who cannot work due to infection with the new coronavirus or becoming close contacts.
Of these, 9
were confirmed to be infected with the new corona,
90 were nurses, and
46 were other healthcare workers
.
In addition, the number of medical professionals who cannot work due to becoming close contacts is
▽ doctors 38
▽ nurses 190
▽ other medical professionals 130
.
According to the prefecture, the total number of people was 20 on the 1st of this month, but it started to increase around January 4, and if the number of medical workers who cannot work as it is increases, the corona support and general medical care of medical institutions will become even tighter.
Miyakojima City elementary and junior high school will be temporarily closed from the 11th
Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture has temporarily closed all municipal schools and elementary and junior high schools for a week from the 11th.
In Miyakojima City, about 500 people are infected with the new corona in a week until the 10th, and according to the city's board of education, 11 children and students were infected as of January 7, and they were infected in the school. Many children are absent due to anxiety about infection.
The elementary school in the city, where you can usually hear the lively voices of children from the windows, was surrounded by tranquility on the 11th.
Occasionally, children and parents visited the school to receive assignments for home study during the temporary closure.
During the temporary closure, each school will provide online learning guidance using the tablet terminals distributed to all children, and for parents who cannot take time off from work or children who do not have an online connection environment, there will be an offer. If there is, it means accepting it at school and providing learning support.
Temporary closed school and distributed postings one after another
According to the Prefectural Board of Education, as of the afternoon of the 11th, elementary and junior high schools are temporarily closed in the following municipalities other than Miyakojima City.
▽ Itoman City
▽ Tomigusuku City
▽ Nanjo City
▽ Nishihara Town
▽ Kin Town
▽ Ginoza Village
▽ Ie Village
▽ Kunigami Village
.
In addition, there are a number of schools that have decided to go to school in a distributed manner, and Naha City and others will go to school on different days depending on the class and grade.
In addition, according to Urasoe City, children and students will not be sent to school for 10 days from the 11th, and classes will be based on online classes.
About 10% of Naha childcare facilities are closed
According to an interview with the city, nearly 10% of the facilities that preschool children attend, such as nursery schools and kindergartens, are closed in Naha City.
In Naha City, the number of newly infected people on the 1st has been 3 digits every day since the 5th of this month, and 217 people have been confirmed to be infected on the 10th.
Under these circumstances, of the 246 facilities that preschool children attend, such as nursery schools and kindergartens in Naha city, 23 facilities, which is 9%, are closed as of the 8th of this month. I found out in the interview.
According to the city, in addition to cases where staff and children have been infected, there are also facilities that have been closed due to a series of childcare workers who have become close contacts and cannot take care of their children safely.
If an infected person comes out from a staff member or a kindergarten child, the city and the public health center are supposed to close the park for 5 days in principle to investigate the spread of the infection. It means that it is.
The Naha City Children's Education and Childcare Division said, "Each facility is still taking thorough infection control measures, but the infection still does not stop and I am worried. I am very sorry for parents who can no longer use the facility. I don't think so. "
Prefectural high school recommendation entrance examination interview to "cancel in principle"
The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education has decided to cancel the interview at the prefectural high school's recommendation entrance examination in principle this year, and to select only by examining documents.
According to the Prefectural Board of Education, this is the first time that an interview has been canceled, and about 3,500 examinees will be affected.
Applications for the recommended entrance examinations for prefectural high schools in Okinawa Prefecture are scheduled to start accepting applications from the 17th of this month, and interviews will be held in January every year, and selection will be conducted together with examinations such as surveys.
Regarding the application method, the prefectural education agency has collected documents for each junior high school and brought them directly to the school, but considering the risk of infection, it is also possible to submit by mail.
A person in charge of the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education said, "Last year, we had an interview because it was just before the state of emergency was declared, but we decided to cancel it because the current infection situation is much higher than last year. I want you to check it. "
Infection spreads even in police, coast guard and fire departments
The infection is also spreading at the Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters and the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, which has jurisdiction over Okinawa.
<Police>
According to the Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, the number of infected people confirmed so far is
▽ 13 at Miyakojima Police Station ▽
10 at Police Headquarters
▽ 4 at Naha Police Station
▽ Toyomi Castle, Yonahara, and Gino Bay Police Stations There are 2 people each
▽ In addition, there are 37 people in total, one at each of the four police stations on the main island of Okinawa
.
Of these, the Miyakojima Police Station, where infected people are one after another, was dispatched to the police headquarters of the police headquarters, which specializes in traffic investigations, by the 11th to support the work.
At other police stations, there are several police officers who have been infected at home and are on standby at home as close contacts, but the prefectural police headquarters says that there is no problem with their work so far. ..
<11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters>
In the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, 40 people have been confirmed to be infected,
▽ Miyakojima Coast Guard Department 20 people,
▽ Naha Coast Guard Department on the main island of Okinawa There are 6 people each at the
Nakashiro Maritime Security Department, 4 people at the Ishigaki Maritime Security Department, and 4 people at the
Maritime Security Headquarters and 2 air bases
.
The Japan Coast Guard Headquarters says that it has not hindered its operations so far.
<Firefighting>
On the other hand, when I checked with the firefighting in 11 cities in the prefecture, a total of 10 infected people were confirmed as of 4:00 pm on the 11th, but all of them have no problem in business.
Dispatched Ground Self-Defense Force nurses, etc.
On the morning of the 11th, Okinawa Prefecture requested the Self-Defense Forces to dispatch a disaster for medical support.
In Okinawa Prefecture, the number of new infections of the new corona in the week up to the 10th is 7314, which is more than 19 times that of the previous week, and the rapid spread of infection has not stopped.
Due to this effect, the number of medical workers who cannot work due to infection with corona or becoming close contacts has risen to 483 as of the 10th, and there are a number of medical institutions that limit medical care. increase.
At the request of Okinawa Prefecture, the 15th Brigade of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Naha City has 10 nurses and others at two hospitals, the Prefectural Northern Hospital and Chubu Hospital, for a week from the 11th to the 17th of this month. Is to dispatch to provide health management and medical support for infected people.
Cooperation money for short-time sales "30,000 yen can be paid" to certified stores
With the application of priority measures such as prevention of spread, in Okinawa prefecture, regarding the cooperation fee paid for the request for shortened business hours to restaurants, the stores that have been certified for infectious disease countermeasures will be able to serve alcohol and operate for one hour longer. For that reason, it is set at 5,000 yen less than non-certified stores.
On the other hand, there are a series of inquiries from certified stores that cancel their business all day, asking them to cancel their certification.
Regarding this, the government has set up a system so that if a certified store does not serve alcohol under the same conditions as a non-certified store and accepts short-time business until 8:00 pm, the cooperation fee can be paid the same amount of 30,000 yen as the non-certified store. it changed.
Since the system will be changed retroactively on the 9th of this month, Okinawa Prefecture will also review the payment standard for cooperation funds.
In addition, regarding the certification of stores that have already requested cancellation, we are considering having them continue to register as certified stores without accepting the application.
沖縄県によりますと、認証を取り消して欲しいと要請してきた店の数は11日までにおよそ200に上るということです。
沖縄県は政府が制度を変更したことを受けて、変更の内容を事業者に説明した上で、実際に認証を取り消すかどうか、今後意向を確認することにしています。