Regarding the response in Okinawa Prefecture, where the number of newly infected people of the new corona is increasing, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto said that at this stage, rather than tightening behavior restrictions, the third vaccination and medical provision at facilities for the elderly He acknowledged that the system should be improved.
In Okinawa Prefecture, the number of people infected with the new corona is on the rise, and the number of newly infected people per 100,000 population in the last week is the only one in Japan that exceeds 600, which is the highest number. We dispatch a "liaison team" to the Okinawa Prefectural Government to directly contact the Prime Minister's Office and executives of each ministry.
Regarding the response in Okinawa Prefecture, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto told reporters after the cabinet meeting, "I will ask the governor's opinions individually, but now, rather than tightening the restrictions on actions, first of all, 3 In preparation for the second vaccination and the tightness of the medical care provision system, especially at high-risk facilities for the elderly, we will make steady efforts to improve the system in advance. "
On top of that, "The government will continue to maintain the utmost caution, and will focus more on the framework of the overall picture of the new corona measures prepared for the" 6th wave "so that the health and medical care provision system will operate firmly. I would like to continue to respond to the decisiveness by reviewing it. "