Following the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection, experts such as Chairman Shigeru Omi of the government subcommittee met with Prime Minister Kishida on the evening of the 11th.

After the meeting, Chairman Omi said, "There is no doubt that a new wave of infection has arrived," and he acknowledged that he had entered the seventh wave. I appealed for thorough infection control measures.

On the evening of the 11th, Chairman Omi visited the Prime Minister's Office with Mr. Takaji Wakita, chairman of the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and had a meeting with Prime Minister Kishida for about 30 minutes.



According to Mr. Omi, experts at the meeting said,


▽ In the background of the current rapid increase in infected people, the spread of "BA.5", which is said to be more infectious among Omicron strains, and immunity after vaccination Explain that the effect may be declining, etc.


▽ In order to prevent the strain on medical care, the government and local governments should prepare a system for medical care, testing, and vaccination, and call on the national government to thoroughly implement basic infection control measures. I asked for it.

After the meeting, Chairman Omi, who responded to the interview, said, "There is no doubt that a new wave of infection has arrived," and expressed the recognition that it has entered the seventh wave of infection spread.



On top of that, "Even if the highly infectious" BA.5 "becomes mainstream, the high-risk scenes are the same as before, and what we do is to avoid three dense and loud scenes, and to ventilate. I want you to do what you have done in the past. "



In addition, Chairman Omi said, "I think that many people do not want to put out strong behavioral restrictions. It is possible to overcome it with tests, vaccination, and basic measures without taking such measures, including the national and local governments. At this point, we recognize that there is no need for action restrictions such as priority measures such as prevention of spread.