An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on measures against the new coronavirus, and although the increase in the number of infected people has decreased, all prefectures have greatly exceeded the spread of infection since the beginning of this year, and the medical system has improved. I pointed out that there was a heavy load.
The number of seriously ill people and the number of deaths has already begun to increase. We urge you to reduce your chances as much as possible.
According to the expert meeting, although the rate of increase in the number of infected people has decreased, the level of infection continues to be the highest ever, and all prefectures have greatly exceeded the previous spread of infections. He pointed out that not only medical institutions and welfare facilities but also social activities as a whole are being affected.
While the number of teens infected has decreased since the summer vacation began, the number of elderly people who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill has continued to increase, and the number of seriously ill people and deaths has already started to increase.
The number of areas where the hospital bed occupancy rate exceeds 50% is also increasing, and in Okinawa Prefecture in particular, the situation is severe, with the rate exceeding 70%, and there are cases in which it is difficult to transport ambulances due to the increased number of infections among medical workers and the burden on the medical system. We are seeing a rapid increase nationwide.
There are predictions that the peak is being exceeded in some areas, and there are areas where the number of infections has actually started to decline, but in most areas, the number of infected people is increasing, and the chances of contact will increase during the summer vacation. I was also concerned about the impact of this.
It is necessary for the expert meeting to reduce the chances of contact with the risk of infection as much as possible, and to work on measures to prevent each person from being infected and not to be infected. He recommended that people be tested before contact, and pointed out the importance of a stable supply of antigen test kits so that symptomatic people can test themselves before visiting a medical institution.
In addition, in order to prevent further strain on medical care, we called on people to refer to the guidelines provided by academic societies and local governments when visiting medical institutions and requesting emergency services.
In addition, he called for further promotion of vaccination, effective ventilation, refraining from going out if even slightly unwell, and promoting remote work again.
Chairman Wakita remarks on “review of reporting of all infected people”
At a press conference held after the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting, Takaji Wakita, chairman of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, commented on the review of the report on the total number of infected people, saying, "It goes without saying that surveillance is extremely important to grasp the infection status, but Surveillance currently relies on reports of outbreaks filled out by on-site doctors, placing a heavy burden on medical institutions and doctors.We should shift to a more multilayered surveillance system. For example, there are surveys on the number of positive tests, "sentence-point surveillance" to check the number of outbreaks at specific medical institutions, etc., and "syndrome surveillance" for people with certain symptoms, such as those who need hospitalization. , There is also a method to investigate the epidemic situation in the region by examining the amount of virus in sewage. We need to quickly consider how to combine them effectively."
The number of new infections in a week is 1.16 times higher than the previous week, and the highest level of infections continues
According to the materials presented at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting, the number of new infections in the week until the 2nd was 1.16 times higher than the previous week nationwide, and the increase was smaller than last week. However, the highest level of infection in the past continues.
Among the three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area,
▽ Tokyo increased by 1.11 times,
▽ Kanagawa Prefecture increased by 1.26 times,
▽ Saitama Prefecture increased by 1.21 times, and
▽ Chiba Prefecture increased by 1.17 times.
In the Kansai region,
Osaka Prefecture increased by 1.01 times,
Hyogo Prefecture by 1.17 times,
Kyoto Prefecture by 1.29 times, and
Tokai
Prefecture by Aichi Prefecture by 1.10 times,
Gifu Prefecture by 1.25 times, and
Mie Prefecture by 1.29 times. It is
In addition, Okinawa Prefecture, which has the highest number of infected people per population,
is 1.04 times.
▽ Shiga Prefecture is 1.64 times,
▽ Fukui Prefecture is 1.61 times,
▽ Niigata Prefecture is 1.54 times,
▽ Hokkaido is 1.52 times,
▽ Ibaraki Prefecture is 1.49 times
. However, there are no regions with more than double.
The number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week was
▽ Okinawa prefecture with 2353.15 people, exceeding 2000 people, the highest in the country,
followed by
▽ Fukuoka prefecture with 1622.93 people,
▽ Tokyo with 1595.03 people,
▽ Osaka prefecture 1575.81 people,
▽ 1463.84 people in Kumamoto prefecture ▽ 1367.41 people in
Kagoshima prefecture ▽ 1350.54 people in
Miyazaki prefecture ▽ 1334.48 people in
Kyoto prefecture ▽ 1292.14 people in
Saga prefecture ▽ 1240.46 people in
Aichi prefecture ▽ 1238.15 people in
Hyogo prefecture
▽
▽Shiga 1177.62
▽
Saitama 1125.21
▽Kanagawa 1105.69
▽Oita 1098.90
▽Nagasaki 1052.79
▽Chiba 1038.70
▽Nara The prefecture exceeded 1000 people in 19 prefectures with 1019.95 people, and
▽ nationwide exceeded 1000 people for the first time with 1137.46 people.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto ``Highest infection level ever''
At an expert meeting, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto said, ``Although the rate of increase has decreased, the number of infected people continues to increase, and the infection level is the highest ever. In the future, the number of new infections will increase in many areas due to the effects of summer vacation, Obon, the replacement of ``BA.5'', and the weakening effect of the third vaccination. is expected to continue," he said.
After that, he said, "In response to the proposals we received from volunteer experts yesterday, we will continue to collect infection status and scientific knowledge, while maintaining socioeconomic activities as much as possible, and doing our best to protect the elderly who are at risk of becoming seriously ill. We will work on it," he said.