An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is being held on the 7th to advise on measures against the new coronavirus before the government decides to declare a state of emergency.

At the meeting, analysis is being conducted on the status of serious infection spread in the Tokyo metropolitan area, which is the subject of the state of emergency, and the status of the tight medical system.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting began at 10 am, and analysis is underway on the infection status and medical pressure situation in the 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures subject to the state of emergency, and mutations that are said to be highly infectious. Discussions are underway on measures to deal with the fact that the virus has been confirmed in Japan.



According to the data presented at the meeting, the average number of newly confirmed individuals for the week up to the 4th was 1.09 times that of the previous week, which is the target area of ​​the state of emergency. Then, Tokyo is 1.23 times, Chiba prefecture is 1.22 times, Kanagawa prefecture is 1.08 times, and Saitama prefecture is 1.07 times.



As the number of infected people increases, the number of people who are being adjusted without deciding where to be hospitalized or treated has increased, and in Tokyo, the number was less than 1000 in the week until the 12th of last month, but on the 2nd of this month. Up to 3000 people have increased rapidly.



On the 5th, a subcommittee of the government made a proposal that a state of emergency should be issued promptly, saying that measures equivalent to "Stage 4", which is the most serious infection situation in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, are necessary. Later, Chairman Takaji Wakita will hold a press conference to explain the infection situation and required countermeasures.