Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Kishida will compile an overall picture of measures to prepare for the next spread of infection early next month, and will be able to respond even if the infectivity is about twice that of summer. I instructed the relevant ministers to materialize the plan to secure beds.

At the government's countermeasures headquarters held at the Prime Minister's Office on the 15th, the skeleton of the overall picture of countermeasures against the new coronavirus was shown.



Among them, Prime Minister Kishida said, "The basic idea is to further strengthen the flow from prevention and detection to early treatment by popularizing vaccines, tests, therapeutic agents, etc., and to assume the worst situation and spread the next infection. Be prepared for it. "



On top of that, in cooperation with prefectures, we will formulate a plan to secure beds so that we can respond even if the infectivity is about twice that of summer, and if further spread of infection occurs, He expressed his intention to flexibly demand strong restrictions on behavior from the people, and to take concrete measures to limit general medical care and secure urgent beds under the responsibility of the government.



In addition, we will strengthen our response to people undergoing medical treatment at home, aiming to put the drug for mildly ill patients under clinical trials into practical use by the end of the year, and use the "vaccine / test package" to ease behavioral restrictions. He explained that the contents and how to utilize the electronic vaccination certificate will be concrete.



Then, Prime Minister Kishida said, "We will coordinate with the prefectures in October and then compile an overall picture of the measures in early November," and instructed the relevant ministers to materialize the countermeasures. ..