In Tokyo, where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly, the number of people whose infection route is "inside the facility" is increasing, and the peaks of the 3rd and 5th waves have been exceeded in recent days.
The person in charge of the city said, "While the infectivity of the Omicron strain is strong, it may be easy to spread among people who come into contact with it on a daily basis, such as in group life," and is calling for thorough countermeasures.
According to the city, out of 11,538 people whose infections have been confirmed in the city by the 18th of this month and the route is known, 1459 people, or 12.6%, have been infected "in the facility". increase.
This is the second largest after "domestic", which accounts for 50.9%, and the number of people has increased especially in recent days.
Looking at each day, the number of people infected in the "facility" was 162 in the third wave and 152 in the fifth wave, while this month, the 16th, three days ago, was 190, and the 17th was. There were 306 people.
And on the 18th, there were 360 people, and the days that greatly exceeded the peaks of the 3rd and 5th waves continue.
Clusters are occurring one after another, and depending on the city, they have been confirmed in special nursing homes for the elderly, medical institutions, universities and nursery schools.
The person in charge of the city said, "While the infectivity of the Omicron strain is strong, it may be easy to spread among people who come into contact with it on a daily basis, such as in group life," and called for thorough infection control measures in the facility. I am.