Kanagawa Prefecture held a task force meeting to respond to the spread of the new corona infection, and in response to the tight medical provision system, the government newly introduced the "BA.5 Strengthening Declaration". .
With the rapid spread of the new corona infection, the hospital bed occupancy rate exceeded 88% in Kanagawa Prefecture as of the 2nd, and the medical care system is under pressure.
Under these circumstances, at the countermeasures headquarters meeting held on the night of the 2nd, the prefecture issued a "BA.5 Strengthening Declaration" that allows prefectures newly introduced by the government to strongly call for their own infection control measures.
The period is from the 2nd to the 31st of this month, and in addition to thorough basic infection control measures such as proper ventilation and disinfection, people with a low risk of becoming seriously ill should not consult a medical institution even if they have symptoms such as fever, and voluntarily. I am once again calling for medical treatment.
At the same time, we will strengthen measures to prevent the spread of the virus to people around us, without asking elderly people who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill to refrain from going out.
In addition, from the 8th of this month, we will distribute 510,000 antigen test kits to about 5,000 places such as elderly care facilities in the prefecture, and call for the prevention of the spread of infection by promptly testing when staff members become unwell. Policy.
Governor Kuroiwa said, "The declaration will be a big message to convey that thorough measures are necessary again. I want to do my best to prevent the medical system from collapsing."