“Concern about simultaneous epidemics of influenza and new coronavirus” monitoring by the capital

Regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus in Tokyo, experts are calling for caution, saying, ``The number of infected people is still at a high level, and there is concern about simultaneous epidemics with influenza in the future.''

On the 6th, the Tokyo metropolitan government announced the results of an analysis of monitoring items by experts regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus in Tokyo and the medical care provision system.

As a result, the seven-day average number of new infections was 3769.1 as of the 5th, which is the 9th consecutive week of decline.

In addition, the number of hospitalized patients in Tokyo was 1,360, 294 fewer than last week.

Based on this, the experts maintained

the 4 alert levels,

▽ the second from the top for the infection situation, and

▽ the third from the top for the medical delivery system .

Experts call for vigilance, saying, ``Although the number of infected people has been decreasing continuously, it is still at a high level, and there is concern about the simultaneous epidemic of influenza and the new coronavirus this winter.'' increase.