The number of new infections with the new coronavirus for the week until the 21st has increased again, 1.12 times more than the previous week nationwide.
Experts are calling attention to the possibility that the infection may have spread after returning home or traveling during the Obon period.
According to NHK's summary, the number of new infections nationwide until the 21st was 1.12 times higher than the previous week, and although it was on the decline for the first time in about two months on the 12th of this month, it has started to increase again.
Atsuro Hamada, a specially appointed professor at Tokyo Medical University, commented on the status of infections after the Bon Festival, saying, "It is thought that many people who were unable to be tested during the holidays and tested positive after the holidays. In addition, it is possible that the number of people who come into contact with each other during the Obon holiday season has increased and the number of people who have been exposed to the virus has increased. It is possible,” he said.
After that, when returning to work after the holidays, the points to prevent the spread of infection are to take a break from work and avoid contact with other people when you are unwell, avoid the so-called "three dense" at the workplace, and wear a mask indoors. It is mentioned that it is thoroughly worn.
In addition, as the summer vacation ends and schools resume, Professor Hamada said, "As the infection level continues to be high, we are concerned that the epidemic will recur at schools and spread further to households. It is necessary to pay attention to the infection trend for several weeks," he called for vigilance.