An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held to advise on countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and although the number of infected people nationwide in the last week began to decline, the highest level of infection continued, and the number of infected people increased due to delays in testing due to the Obon holiday. He pointed out that the numbers may have been underestimated.


In the future, it is feared that the number of people who will die will exceed the highest number so far, and they called for measures to be taken to avoid straining the medical system.

The expert meeting analyzed that although the current infection situation has turned to decrease, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, it continues to increase in some areas, and the highest level of infection continues to date. He points out that the infection status may be underestimated due to the tightness of the system and the delay in reporting tests due to summer vacation and Obon.



As with the spread of infection so far, the number of severely ill people and the number of deaths are increasing after the rapid increase in the number of infected people, and there is concern that the number of deaths will exceed the highest number so far and increase further. I'm doing it.



In addition, the situation of the medical system has not improved, such as the number of medical staff absent from work due to infection, and the number of cases in which it is difficult to transport ambulances. There is a heavy load, and there are concerns that it will become even more serious in the future.



The expert meeting said that it is necessary to take measures to avoid the strain on the medical system, such as hospital beds and fever outpatient clinics, and to strengthen the supply system of antigen test kits to the national and prefectural governments, and to provide home care without going through medical institutions. He requested that people be made aware of the entry system and to refrain from visiting an outpatient clinic for the purpose of testing just in case they are asymptomatic.



In addition, while it is necessary to proceed with preparations to start vaccination against the Omicron strain after mid-October, even with the spread of "BA.5", 3 doses of vaccination will increase the disease prevention effect. Given the possibility, it is necessary to promote the third vaccination and the fourth vaccination for the elderly as soon as possible, considering the current infection situation.



He also called for thorough basic infection control measures to reduce contact opportunities that carry the risk of infection as much as possible.

Nationwide, it turned to decrease by 0.87 times from the previous week.

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 17th, including the Obon season, was 0.87 times the number of the previous week nationwide, and since the end of June, it has been about 2. It has been declining for the first time in months.



On the other hand, the number of infected people remains at a record high level.



Among the three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area,


▽ Tokyo decreased by 0.82 times,


▽ Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures decreased by 0.77 times, and


▽ Chiba prefecture decreased by 0.69 times.



In the Kansai region,


Osaka Prefecture decreased to 0.82 times,


Hyogo Prefecture to 0.86 times,


Kyoto Prefecture to 0.83 times, and


Tokai Prefecture

decreased to


▽Aichi Prefecture to 0.82 times,


▽Gifu Prefecture to 0.95 times, and ▽Mie Prefecture to 0.85 times.


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Okinawa Prefecture, which has the highest number of infected people per population, is 0.80 times.

▽1.19 times in Tokushima Prefecture,



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1.17 times in Yamagata Prefecture,

▽1.16 times in Kochi Prefecture,

▽1.15 times in Yamaguchi and Kagawa Prefectures

. It's been going on for more than a week.

The number of infected people per 100,000 population in the most recent week was

▽ Okinawa prefecture with 1752.80 people, the highest in Japan,

followed by ▽ Miyazaki prefecture with 1581.47 people,

▽ Kagoshima prefecture with 1577.96 people,

▽ Saga prefecture with 1470.47 people,

▽ Nagasaki prefecture.

Prefecture has 1417.57 people,














▽Fukuoka Prefecture has 1349.88 people,


▽Osaka Prefecture has 1305.40 people,


▽Tokyo has 1240.23 people


, and more than 1000 people in 26 prefectures, and 1036.18 people nationwide.