The Tokyo metropolitan government will end its own consultation centers for fever and other problems and medical support facilities for the elderly in March in response to the new coronavirus.

On the 1st, a meeting on infectious disease control was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, and the situation for the week up to January 28th was reported.



According to this, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo was 11.27 per medical institution, 1.35 times the number from the previous week.



Meanwhile, the number of hospitalized patients remained unchanged compared to the previous week, with a total of 1,599 as of January 29.



Experts say, ``The number of infections is noticeably increasing among people under 10 years old and people in their 40s, and there are medical needs other than coronavirus, which is having an impact on the medical care delivery system.'' Wearing masks and washing hands with soap depending on the situation, etc. He once again called for infection control measures.



In addition, at the meeting, the Tokyo metropolitan government discussed measures that it has been working on even after the coronavirus status was moved to Category 5 under the Infectious Diseases Act, such as the


new coronavirus consultation center where people can consult about symptoms such as fever,

and


medical support facilities for the elderly.


It has been announced that the system will end at the end of March due to an increase in the number of medical institutions that are able to do so.



On the other hand, we will continue to provide consultations on vaccine side effects and countermeasures for the aftereffects of the coronavirus for the time being.

Number of influenza infections continues to be issued as number increases from last week

In the week ending January 28, the number of influenza infections in Tokyo was 18.53 per medical institution, 1.14 times the number from the previous week, and a warning continues to be issued.



The number of cases of group A streptococcal pharyngitis, a type of streptococcal infection that primarily affects children and causes symptoms such as fever, was 4.11, unchanged from the previous week.



The Tokyo metropolitan government is calling for infection control measures such as frequent hand washing and wearing masks depending on the situation.