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 started to increase nationwide, such as the increase in the number of newly infected people in metropolitan areas.
Among the Omicron strains, "BA.5", which is pointed out to be more likely to spread, may become mainstream in Japan, and there is concern about the spread of infection, so we are requesting thorough basic infection control measures.
The expert meeting pointed out that the current status of infection has started to increase nationwide, generally increasing in metropolitan areas, and in some areas such as Shimane Prefecture, where the rate of increase is high.
Along with this, the number of people undergoing medical treatment and those with severe illness is gradually increasing.
The number of newly infected people is increasing in all age groups, and the increase is particularly large in the younger generation in their 20s in Tokyo, and the number of elderly people is also increasing in Okinawa Prefecture, where the number of infected people per population continues to be the highest in Japan. Is continuing.
And short-term forecasts for metropolitan areas suggest that the number of infected people is expected to increase in the future.
In addition,
▽ three vaccinations and the effects of immunity obtained by previous infections will gradually decline, and
▽ after July, due to the influence of summer vacation, there will be opportunities for contact between people. There is concern that the number of infected people will increase in the future because it will
increase
and it may become mainstream in Japan by replacing the Omicron strain "BA.5", which is pointed out that the infection is more likely to spread
.
He pointed out that it is necessary to pay close attention to the impact on the medical system.
In order to suppress the increase in the number of infected people as much as possible, the expert meeting will
further promote the third vaccination,
▽ refrain from going out if you feel a little sick,
▽ wear a non-woven mask properly, wash your hands. ,
Called for thorough basic infection control measures such as
avoiding even one dense .
In addition,
▽ local governments need to check the medical care and inspection system, as well as the health center system.
▽ It is necessary to take thorough measures at long-term care and welfare facilities, and in addition to actively inspecting employees, we requested that residents be vaccinated for the fourth time in order to prevent the aggravation of the elderly. ..
Number of newly infected people in one week increased 1.17 times from the previous week
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 29th was 1.17 times that of the previous week, and the number has been increasing from the tendency of decreasing or leveling off.
In 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures,
▽ Tokyo is 1.37 times
▽ Kanagawa prefecture is 1.25 times
▽ Chiba prefecture is 1.27 times
▽ Saitama prefecture is 1.13 times
.
In Kansai,
▽ Osaka prefecture is 1.33 times
▽ Hyogo prefecture is 1.21 times
▽ Kyoto prefecture is 1.04 times
Even in Tokai,
▽ Aichi prefecture and Gifu prefecture are 1.21 times
▽ Mie prefecture is 1.29 times
. It has turned to increase from.
▽ Shimane prefecture is 2.92 times
▽ Tottori prefecture is 1.60 times
▽ Wakayama prefecture is 1.53 times
▽ Fukuoka prefecture is 1.20 times
▽ Okinawa prefecture, which has the highest number of infected people per population, is 1.15 times
. In some areas, the number
has risen to 29 prefectures, while it has been declining or leveling off, such as ▽
0.85 times in Hokkaido ▽
0.83 times in Miyagi prefecture
▽ 0.98 times in Hiroshima prefecture
.
The number of infected people per 100,000 in the last week is
▽ Okinawa prefecture is 650.09, which is the highest in the whole country.
Next,
▽ Kumamoto prefecture has 226.66 people
▽ Shimane prefecture has 194.75 people
▽ Saga prefecture has 186.83 people
▽ Kagoshima prefecture has 148.40 people
▽ Tokyo has 118.11 people
▽ Osaka prefecture has 116.87 people,
etc. ▽ There
are 91.57 people nationwide.
Expert "There is a possibility that the increasing trend will continue while accelerating."
At a press conference held after an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Chairman Takaji Wakita said that the number of newly infected people is increasing nationwide. It was said that the increasing trend of the capital is accelerating, and it is possible that it will continue for a while. Now, it is recognized that the increase has started from the bottom. It was argued that the number of contacts may increase during the summer vacation in the future, and that the influence of replacement with a new mutant virus may be beginning to appear as a major factor. The replacement with "BA.5" may accelerate the increase in the number of infected people in the future. "
In addition, regarding necessary measures in the future, "In the local government, it is necessary to re-examine the medical system, inspection system, and health center system. Also, regarding vaccination, elderly people and people who are prone to become seriously ill should be prevented from becoming seriously ill. Therefore, there was an opinion that the fourth vaccination should be accelerated. Furthermore, in case of infection, access to therapeutic drugs should be fully considered, and a medical support system for facilities for the elderly should be considered. There was an argument that it was necessary to thoroughly re-inspect and prepare for it. "