Atsuro Hamada, a specially appointed professor at Tokyo Medical University who is familiar with infectious diseases, said about the cancellation of priority measures such as prevention of spread, "The cancellation will increase the number of people who eat and drink outside at night, and at this time of farewell party, welcome party, cherry blossom viewing, etc. There are many opportunities to become dense. It is also expected that the virus will be replaced by the highly infectious virus "BA.2". Therefore, it is expected that the number of infected people will increase to some extent after the release. I want you to be aware that it is still in the middle of the 6th wave, and for a while, do not relax and continue basic infection countermeasures such as avoiding denseness and wearing a mask. Also, at this time of year I would like you to receive additional vaccinations as much as possible. "



Regarding the fact that the number of infected people is increasing again overseas, "Especially in Western European countries, the number of booster vaccinations has exceeded 50%, and the number of people dying has decreased, so the regulations have been relaxed. This has increased again. It seems to be one of the causes of this. Japan's booster vaccination has still exceeded 30%, but first of all, it is necessary to proceed with booster vaccination, relax regulations, and move the socio-economic situation. Furthermore, it is necessary to consider the next move, assuming that the situation will be similar to that of Europe after mitigation. "

There is also a tendency to re-expand overseas

In some countries and regions, the new coronavirus Omicron strain has increased again without sufficient infection.



According to "Our World in Data," a website run by researchers at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, the number of newly reported cases worldwide has been declining until last month, but this month It is on the rise again.



By country or region, the average number of infected people per day per week is as follows.



▽ In the UK, after exceeding 180,000 in early January, it decreased to more than 27,000 in late February, but as of March 18, it has reached more than 81,000.



▽ In France, after exceeding 360,000 in late January, it decreased to about 52,000 in early March, but it has been increasing again, and as of March 19, it was about 86,000. It has become.



▽ Germany exceeded 200,000 in mid-February and then decreased to more than 130,000 at the beginning of March, but it has been on the rise again, reaching about 217,000 as of March 19.



In some parts of Asia, the infection situation is getting worse.

Both are the average number of infected people per day per week.



▽ In China, the number has been increasing since February, and as of March 19, there are more than 2,300 people.

Two years ago, the infection spread first in the world in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, but for nearly two years after that, it was at most 200 people a day.



▽ In South Korea, the number was less than 4,000 in mid-January, but as of March 19, it was a record high of 400,000, and the number of infected people per day is the highest in the world. There are many.



▽ In Vietnam, the number has increased rapidly to about 270,000 in the last two months.



On the other hand, in the United States, the number of people exceeded 800,000 in mid-January, but as of March 19, it has decreased to more than 30,000.