The number of new coronavirus infections in Japan surpassed 100,000 on the 15th.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for early vaccination, as well as strengthening the medical care system in cooperation with prefectures, saying that if the spread of infection continues, there is a possibility of an eighth wave.
The number of new coronavirus infections in Japan announced on the 15th by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was 102,829, including airport quarantines, and it was the first time since September 14th that it exceeded 100,000.
In addition to the highest number in Hokkaido, the number of people in Tokyo exceeded 10,000, and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said, "I would like to take measures with the possibility of an eighth wave if the infection continues to spread." showed.
In order to avoid a tight medical situation, the government compiled a new response policy on the 11th of this month, and if outpatients are flooded with patients and people at high risk of becoming seriously ill cannot see them immediately, the prefectures will declare "strengthening measures". , so that people with symptoms can be asked to take careful actions such as refraining from going out.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is asking prefectures to formulate specific plans that assume the maximum number of infected people, and plans to strengthen the medical care provision system, such as securing fever outpatients.
In addition, since the percentage of people who received the vaccine corresponding to the Omicron strain was 10.4% as of the announcement on the 14th, we are calling for early vaccination through TV commercials and SNS.