Regarding the rapid spread of infection with the new coronavirus, Kenjiro Ando, ​​chairman of the Sendai City Medical Association, wants to review his return to his hometown this summer in order to reduce the risk of infection in the elderly.

In Miyagi prefecture, the announcement of one-day infection confirmation of the new corona has exceeded 2,000 people for two consecutive days until the 21st, and the infection is spreading rapidly at an unprecedented pace.



On the 21st, Chairman Ando of the Sendai City Medical Association responded to an interview with NHK, saying, "On the 19th of this month after the holidays, the number of calls to the fever outpatient department of my clinic increased sharply. When I went there, 19 of them were positive. I've heard that other clinics are in a similar situation. "



Furthermore, "40 people are hospitalized a day in the prefecture as a whole, and at this pace, the beds we have prepared will soon fill up. On the other hand, nursing staff will be on standby at home due to infections in the home. I'm having a lot of trouble increasing the number of beds, "he said, revealing the reality of the tight medical practice.



Regarding the characteristics of this infection, which is also called the "7th wave," it was analyzed that "the speed of infection spread is very fast, and in particular, the infection spreads from children to the home, and there are many cases where the whole family becomes positive." Was there.



On top of that, Chairman Ando said, "The number of infected people is expected to increase. It will be the actual summer vacation, but it is very scary that the younger generation will go home without noticing the infection and infect the elderly who are at high risk of becoming ill. If you are uncertain about returning home, please take the plunge and refrain from returning home this time. "



He also said that it is important to prevent infection at home, and called for thorough infection control measures such as wearing masks at home and opening windows to ventilate even when the temperature is high.