An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and the number of infected people nationwide is slowing down, and the effect of immunity obtained by vaccination etc. will decrease. Therefore, he pointed out that there is concern that the number of infected people will increase in the future.

According to the expert meeting, the current infection situation has been declining nationwide, but the rate of decline is slowing down, and there are some areas where it is flat or showing signs of increase.



In addition, even in Okinawa Prefecture, where the number of infected people per capita is the highest in Japan, it is said that it is necessary to pay attention to the future movement of infection as it has been increasing in recent days.



Short-term forecasts for metropolitan areas do not anticipate a sharp increase, but the immunity gained from three vaccinations and previous infections will gradually decline, and from next month onwards. There is a possibility that it will be replaced with a new strain, such as increased opportunities for contact with people due to the influence of summer vacation, and detection of Omicron strains such as "BA.4" and "BA.5" in Japan. Therefore, he pointed out that it is necessary to pay close attention to the impact on the medical system, saying that there is concern that the number of infected people will increase in the future.



On top of that, the expert meeting will further promote the third vaccination, and will thoroughly implement basic infection control measures such as refraining from going out if you are a little sick, wearing a non-woven mask properly, washing your hands, and avoiding even one secret. I called for things like that.



In addition, in the field of medical care and long-term care, it is important to consider reasonable infection control measures according to the actual situation of the facility, and in the long-term care welfare facility, in order to prevent the aggravation of the elderly, the fourth vaccine for residents. I asked for the inoculation to proceed.

Number of new infections per week nationwide turns flat from a declining trend

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 22nd was 0.98 times that of the previous week in the whole country, and it has leveled off from the declining trend so far.



In the metropolitan area, 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, ▽ Tokyo and Saitama prefectures increased by 1.09 times, ▽ Kanagawa prefectures increased by 1.12 times, and ▽ Chiba prefectures increased by 1.08 times.



In Kansai, ▽ Osaka prefecture is 0.93 times, ▽ Hyogo prefecture is 0.94 times, ▽ Kyoto prefecture is 1.00 times, which is almost flat. In Tokai, ▽ Aichi prefecture is 0.95 times, ▽ Gifu prefecture is 0.69 times, ▽ Mie prefecture is 1.04 times. It has become.



In addition, ▽ Hokkaido is 0.82 times, ▽ Miyagi prefecture is 0.86 times, ▽ Hiroshima prefecture is 0.82 times, ▽ Fukuoka prefecture is 0.99 times, and ▽ Okinawa prefecture, which has the highest number of infected people per population, is 0.98 times. It is decreasing.



On the other hand, ▽ Shimane prefecture is 2.85 times, ▽ Tottori prefecture is 1.34 times, ▽ Aomori prefecture and Fukushima prefecture is 1.16 times, etc., which is an increase from the previous week in 19 prefectures.



On the other hand, the number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week is 567.23 in Okinawa prefecture, which is the highest in the whole country.



Next, ▽ Kumamoto prefecture has 162.63 people, ▽ Kagoshima prefecture has 149.47 people, ▽ Saga prefecture has 131.12 people, ▽ Aomori prefecture has 119.31 people, and ▽ Osaka prefecture has 88.20 people, ▽ Tokyo has 86.04 people, and so on. ▽ There are 78.15 people nationwide.

Chair Wakita “We need to keep an eye on future trends in influenza”

At a press conference after the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting, Chairman Takaji Wakita said that the school was closed due to influenza at an elementary school in Tokyo, and that the temporary closure was held for the first time since March. There is also a report that it is increasing. It is quite possible that the immunity to influenza is lower than before Corona in the situation where there is almost no influenza epidemic due to the new corona epidemic for two years, so if it becomes epidemic, it can spread. It may be sexual. It's usually prevalent in the country over the winter, and it's not the time yet, but we need to keep an eye on future developments. "



In addition, regarding the government's decision to integrate the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and the National Center for Global Health and Medical Sciences and to establish the Japanese version of the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, "By launching such an organization, the future We can expect further progress in infectious disease control, but I think the content will be discussed in the future. "