It has been two years since the WHO = World Health Organization recognized that the new coronavirus has become a pandemic = a global epidemic.
While the movement to break away from the pandemic is becoming active mainly in Europe and the United States, experts say that in order to promote the normalization of society in the future, when a new mutant virus appears and the number of infected people increases rapidly. It is important for the governments of each country to prepare for it.
According to a summary by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, more than 450 million people and more than 6 million people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus worldwide, while vaccination Due to such factors, the proportion of seriously ill and dead people is decreasing, and regulations are being relaxed mainly in Europe and the United States, and there are a series of movements aimed at breaking away from the pandemic.
About this, Professor David Michaels of George Washington University, who is familiar with the measures against the new corona, said that now that vaccines and therapeutic drugs have been developed and the new corona is no longer a threat as it used to be, the society is premised on the existence of the virus in the future. It is said that efforts to normalize it will be necessary.
Specifically, assuming that a new mutant virus may appear and spread rapidly,
▼ Efforts to build a testing system to catch the emergence of mutant virus at an early stage and
▼ to improve the vaccination rate ,
▼ In addition, it is necessary to take measures to reduce the risk, such as the system to promptly deliver the therapeutic drug that suppresses the aggravation to the patient.
Professor Michaels said, "This virus continues to mutate and we need to be prepared for it. By investing in New Normal = new common sense, the burden on society of the new coronavirus will be lighter." I'm talking to you.
Regarding the exit from the pandemic, British Prime Minister Johnson announced an exit strategy that included the removal of all legal restrictions, such as the quarantine required for people infected with the new coronavirus, and the United States also ▼ We are announcing a strategy centered on switching the level of infection control using the severely ill person as an index, and creating a system to obtain a therapeutic drug on the spot if the test is positive.