An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and it was pointed out that the number of newly infected people nationwide continued to decrease moderately, but increased or stopped declining in some areas.
We are calling for thorough infection control measures for the three consecutive holidays this weekend and the beginning of the year, when not only the elderly but also those under the age of 65 will be vaccinated as early as possible and the opportunities for many people to gather will increase.
Experts' meetings have shown that infections across the country continue to decline in all age groups, but in some areas they have been increasing or declining, especially in areas where the level of infection was relatively low, and in these areas under teens. He points out that there are many places where infections in children are increasing.
Also, unlike the time of the 5th wave after last summer, the rate of decrease is slow, and it is expected that the number of newly infected people will remain at a high level for at least a while, and the infectivity will be high in the future. It is also necessary to pay attention to the possibility that the virus will be replaced by a strain called "BA.2", which is pointed out to be higher, and will start to increase again, and that the chances of contact with people will increase toward the end of the fiscal year. ..
Furthermore, although the number of severely ill and dying people continues to decline, the number of hospitalized patients is gradual, and for the time being, the medical system for mild and moderate illness is tight in many areas, and in some areas the elderly are elderly. As the number of severely ill patients increases, the bed usage rate of critically ill patients may continue to remain high.
For this reason, the expert meeting is calling for booster vaccination not only for the elderly with a vaccination rate of over 70%, but also for those under the age of 65 as soon as possible.
In addition, as the government raises the upper limit of the number of immigrants per day over border measures, it is necessary to pay close attention to the situation in the East Asian region where the infection is spreading.
And since the infection spread when many people gathered, such as events, this weekend's three consecutive holidays, spring break, and the beginning of the year, avoid even one dense place, and when going out, a crowded place He emphasized that it is necessary to avoid situations where there is a high risk of infection, refrain from going out if you feel a little sick, such as mild fever or malaise, and take thorough infection control measures such as wearing a non-woven mask properly, disinfecting your fingers, and ventilating. Did.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto "Watch with a high sense of caution and take necessary measures"
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto said at an expert meeting, "In many areas where the infection level was high, the downward trend continued, but in the areas where the infection level was relatively low, the downward trend was weak, and the decrease and increase were seen, and infection was observed. There are regional differences in the transition of the situation. We will continue to pay close attention to the infection situation and take necessary measures. "
In addition, "We have taken measures such as shortening the waiting time of close contacts based on scientific knowledge in order to maintain socio-economic activities while preventing the spread of infection. We have just received a proposal regarding the handling of the person, and we would like to continue to respond based on the characteristics of the Omicron strain and the infection status. "
The number of newly infected people continues to decrease moderately, but in some areas
According to the materials presented at the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of newly infected people in the week up to the 14th was 0.87 times that of the previous week in the whole country.
In the whole country, it has been on a gradual downward trend for about a month since the middle of last month, but in some areas it is increasing.
Of the areas where priority measures such as spread prevention are due on the 21st of this month, in
1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures,
▽ 0.83 times in Tokyo ▽
0.86 times in Kanagawa prefecture ▽
0.87 times in Saitama prefecture
▽ 0.91 times in Chiba prefecture In
Kansai, it decreased by
0.78 times in Osaka prefecture
, 0.83 times in Kyoto prefecture
, 0.84 times in Hyogo prefecture
, 0.79 times in Aichi prefecture,
and
0.93 times in Gifu prefecture.
In addition,
▽ Hokkaido is 0.90 times
▽ Tochigi prefecture is 0.91 times
▽ Gunma prefecture is 0.98 times
▽ Ishikawa prefecture is 0.89 times
▽ Shizuoka prefecture is 0.94 times, which is a decrease from the same level, while
▽ Aomori prefecture is 1.08 times
▽ Ibaraki prefecture Is 1.03 times
▽ Kagawa prefecture is 1.08 times
▽ Kumamoto prefecture is 1.10 times, which is an increase from the previous week.
Some areas where priority measures have been lifted so far have increased from the previous week, and of the areas lifted on the 6th of this month,
▽ Fukushima prefecture is 1.24 times
▽ Niigata prefecture is 1.19 times
▽ Nagano prefecture is 1.06 Double
▽ Hiroshima prefecture is 1.08 times
▽ Miyazaki prefecture is 1.03 times, and
in the area that was canceled on the 20th of last month,
▽ Yamagata prefecture is 1.23 times
▽ Yamaguchi prefecture is 1.09 times.
Looking at the current infection status in the last week per 100,000 population,
▽ Tokyo has the highest number of infected people 430.13,
followed by
▽ Osaka prefecture with 416.55
▽ Kanagawa prefecture with 402.11 people
▽ Nara prefecture with 383.85 people, etc. ▽
There
are 295.73 people nationwide.