The number of newly infected people with the new coronavirus in Tokyo has started to increase since mid-January, and experts are wary of the future, saying that "it may be due to the replacement of mutant strains and the increase in contact opportunities at the end of the fiscal year."
On March 30, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a monitoring meeting to analyze and evaluate the infection situation and medical care provision system in Tokyo, and maintained the second from the bottom of all four alert levels.
During the meeting, it was reported that the seven-day average of new infections was 4 as of the 2th, 7% of the previous week.
This is the first time the seven-day average has been higher than the previous week since mid-January.
Meanwhile, the number of hospitalized patients was 29, about 812 fewer than the previous week.
In addition, according to the latest results of genome analysis, the trend of "XBB.142.7" of the Omicron variant, which spreads in the United States, continues to increase, from 1.483% last month to 140.1%, which is about 5 times this month.
Dr. Takao Omagari, Director of the Center for International Infectious Diseases at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, expressed a sense of caution and called for the continuation of infection control measures, saying, "The increase in the number of infected people may be due to the replacement of mutant strains and the increase in contact opportunities at the end of the fiscal year."
Tokyo Resident Survey "Symptoms suspected of sequelae" 25.8%
At the monitoring meeting, the results of a survey on the novel coronavirus conducted by the Tokyo Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention among Tokyo residents were also announced.
The survey was conducted in two parts, last month and this month, of which 2,20 people in their 70s to 1s were surveyed on the Internet last month.
According to the report, when the 429,2040 people who responded positive for the new coronavirus were asked if they had any symptoms suspecting sequelae for more than two months after infection, 2 people, or 25.8%, answered "yes."
Symptoms
included "fatigue and malaise" in 527.51%, "cough" in 6.35%, and "taste disorder" in 1.16%,
and
9% of those who responded that they had symptoms suspected of sequelae had problems with their daily lives.
In addition, this month, we interviewed 85 people in their 20s to 70s about the new coronavirus.
When asked what kind of situation they would think had subsided, the answers were, "If it becomes the same as influenza," "If you can be treated in the same way as other diseases at the hospital," and "If it stops being reported."
In addition, when asked what they would like the government to do, they answered "announcement of the number of infected people," "dissemination of information on hospitals where they can receive medical examinations," and "support for vaccines and treatment costs."