As the spread of the new corona continues, Osaka Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the 16th and decided to request the government to extend the priority measures such as the prevention of spread, which is due on the 20th of this month.
At the meeting, Governor Yoshimura said at the beginning, "In Osaka, the severe infection situation continues and medical care is very tight. More than 70% of the hospitalized people are elderly people in their 70s or older, and how to treat the elderly people. Protecting is an important aspect, and I would like to set the direction of the prefecture. "
After that, the person in charge reported the infection situation, etc., and the actual usage rate of the severely ill bed became more than 40% on the 15th, reaching the standard for considering the request for a state of emergency, but the number of infected people decreased. He explained that there are signs of a trend.
In addition, Kazunori Asano, chairman of the Osaka Institute of Public Health, said, "The number of infected people is declining, but clusters are occurring here and there in facilities for the elderly. It is important to have a system that allows immediate medical intervention. "
Based on these points, the meeting decided to request the government to extend the priority measures such as spread prevention, which is due on the 20th of this month.
In Kansai, Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures have already requested the government to extend the priority measures such as prevention of spread.