Local governments and the Japan Medical Association have called for an immediate review of the total number of people infected with the new corona, saying that it is a burden on the medical field. I will consider it carefully.
In the case of the novel coronavirus, medical institutions are obliged to report all infected people to public health centers based on the Infectious Diseases Control Law.
Regarding this measure, the National Governors' Association and the Japan Medical Association urged Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto and others on the 2nd to immediately review it, saying that continuing to grasp the total number of infections has become a burden on medical sites due to the rapid spread of infections. rice field.
Regarding this, the government will carefully consider it while assessing the situation, saying that if it is suddenly reviewed as the seventh wave of infection continues, the site may be confused.
On the other hand, Kanagawa Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture have issued a "declaration to strengthen measures against BA.5" regarding the new corona countermeasures, and the government will support the efforts of local governments, such as dispatching staff as necessary. .