In response to the rapid spread of the new corona infection, Miyagi Prefecture has decided to issue a new mechanism "BA.5 Strengthening Declaration" introduced by the government on the 29th to the citizens of the prefecture.
In Miyagi Prefecture, as of 10:00 a.m. on the 29th, the utilization rate of people infected with the new coronavirus in the hospital beds secured by the prefecture was 46.3%, reaching a level higher than the peak of the sixth wave. I'm here.
In response to this, at the meeting of the task force on the 30th, the prefecture decided to issue a new mechanism "BA.5 strengthening declaration" introduced by the government on the 29th to the citizens of the prefecture and strongly call for infection control. .
Specifically, with the cooperation of the national government, we are considering measures such as early vaccination, promotion of teleworking, and strengthening calls for elderly people and people with underlying diseases to refrain from going out to crowded places.
At the conference, early next month, about 320,000 antigen test kits delivered from the country will be distributed to medical institutions and municipalities, and five levels of medical urgency, which have been used as indicators such as movement restrictions, will be evaluated. We have confirmed that we will no longer make judgments based on levels, and that we will decide on responses based on the number of deaths, the number of severely ill patients, and the hospital bed occupancy rate.
After the meeting, Gov. Murai told reporters, "The medical system in the prefecture is in an extremely serious situation. We decided to issue the declaration out of a sense of crisis that if the burden were to increase further, we would not be able to protect the lives of the people of the prefecture." said.