Members of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting proposed a new opinion on familiar infection control that is required even after the position of the new coronavirus under the Infectious Diseases Act was changed to ``5'' in May. Summary.
We revised measures such as keeping a distance of 2 meters between people, which was indicated as a "new lifestyle" three years ago, and changed the measures such as recuperating at home and wearing a mask according to the situation when we were worried about our physical condition. 5 basics”.
According to the draft new opinion compiled by the members of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert panel, there are ``five basics'' for infection control, ▽ ``If you are worried about your physical condition or have symptoms, you should recuperate at home or visit a medical institution.'
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▽ ``Wearing a mask and implementing cough etiquette according to the situation''
▽ ``Avoiding 3 Cs and ventilation''
▽ ``Hand washing'
' ▽ ``Moderate exercise and eating''
are listed.
Among them, if you have symptoms such as poor physical condition or fever, you should not force yourself to recuperate at home or visit a medical institution, and you should be allowed to take a break from work or school.
It also asks people to take care of their physical condition, especially when meeting elderly people or people with chronic illnesses.
In addition, when deciding whether to put on or take off a mask, consider the infection status of the area, the congestion situation in the surrounding area, the size of the space, the time you will be there, and the risk of the person in front of you becoming seriously ill. carries a mask and wears it when asked to do so.
In addition, they are asked to continue washing their hands as a daily habit, and before eating, after using the toilet, and after returning home, they wash their hands with running water and soap for at least 20 seconds, even if there is no soap. I'm going to wash it carefully.
In May 2020, the government's expert panel at the time recommended measures to prevent infections, such as keeping a distance of 2 meters from other people and avoiding facing people directly in front of each other as much as possible. It has been included in the government's basic response policy, but the members of the expert meeting say that it is not necessarily appropriate at present, so this time it has been drastically revised.
The draft opinion will be presented at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting on the 8th.