How to balance the economy and epidemic prevention into a government issue in Japan or the third wave of epidemic

　　China News Service, September 19 According to a report from Japan's Oriental News, Tokyo, Japan, had 220 new confirmed cases of new crowns on September 18. The number of new infections in a single day exceeded 200 again after 6 days.

Haruko Noguchi, a professor of medical economics and social security at Waseda University in Japan, said that after the first and second wave of infection peaks, Japan is also highly likely to usher in the third wave of epidemics in autumn and winter.

Data map: Japanese people walk past a sushi restaurant in Tokyo.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei

　　On September 16, Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new prime minister of Japan.

Faced with the threat of the third wave of infection that may come at any time, Haruko Noguchi believes that the biggest issue facing the new government is "the trade-off between the economy and the expansion of infection."

If the city is completely blocked, although the epidemic may be controlled to a certain extent, the price will be a deterioration of the economic situation.

　　Judging from the current anti-epidemic policy of the Japanese government, strict blockade measures have not been implemented, residents' travel is not restricted, and businesses can basically operate as usual.

　　Although the global epidemic is still severe, the Japanese government has recently gradually relaxed entry restrictions.

Beginning on September 8, the Japanese government has substantially relaxed entry restrictions, allowing long-term stay visa holders to enter and travel, and plans to gradually relax short-term business transactions for people from some countries.

As for when the immigration-related policies can fully return to normal, Haruko Noguchi said, it depends on the development of the next epidemic.

However, there has not been much progress in the development of a very critical vaccine.

　　Regarding the social issues arising under the epidemic, Haruko Noguchi believes that in addition to the "economic and infection expansion" mentioned above, there are also the "environment and infection expansion", "personal freedom and infection expansion" weighing issues.

Noguchi Haruko said, "'Balancing' is an important concept in economics. With the expansion of the new crown epidemic, the general public in society may also feel the importance of'Balancing'."