China News Service, December 24. According to a comprehensive Japanese media report, recently, there have been cases of community transmission of the new crown virus Ome Keron in Osaka, Tokyo, and other places. Continue to expand, may consider tightening epidemic prevention measures.
Data map: People in Tokyo, Japan wear masks and go to the streets.
The head of the Japanese government's new crown epidemic expert group Shigeru Oo said that the end of the year is the easiest period for the new crown epidemic to expand, and it is difficult to curb the rising trend of the number of confirmed cases of the new crown.
Omi Keron infection spreads in many places and spreads in communities
According to reports, on the 22nd, the Osaka Prefecture of Japan stated that the first case of community transmission of the Omi Keron variant of the new crown virus appeared in Osaka.
This is the first time in Japan.
Data map: There are many passengers in a station in Tokyo, Japan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
Coincidentally, on the 23rd, Kyoto Prefecture, which is adjacent to Osaka Prefecture, also reported a case of Ome Keron community transmission. Kyoto Prefecture said that a woman in her 20s was infected with Ome Keron. The woman had no history of overseas travel and could not To determine the route of infection, Kyoto Prefecture considers it to be community transmission.
At a press conference on the 23rd, the Japanese government’s COVID-19 expert group leader Shigeru Omino pointed out that “Once community transmission begins in China, the epidemic may spread rapidly.”
On the 24th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government of Japan stated that it was the first time a community-transmitted case of Omi Keron mutant strain was discovered in Tokyo.
Recently, the collective infection of the new crown epidemic among the US troops stationed in Japan in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan has not yet ended, and Omi Keron’s community spread has been fierce again. Facing the peak travel season at the end of the year, Japan’s Minister of Economic Regeneration Daishiro Yamaji said that Omi Keron will be infected in the future. It is very likely to spread, and the people are required to take basic epidemic prevention measures.
The Prime Minister emphasized that he should do his best to respond to experts' call for careful consideration of returning to his hometown
According to the report, in response to the first occurrence of Ome Keron community transmission in Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently stated that it is necessary to ensure hospital beds and accommodation facilities, strengthen cooperation between medical institutions, and make every effort to respond to the spread of the epidemic in the future.
Data map: A truck equipped with a screen on preventive measures against the new crown pneumonia virus drives past Shibuya intersection in Tokyo.
In addition, Shigeru Omi believes that if there are a large number of Ome Keron cases in Japan in the future, there will be a certain number of critically ill patients, and "even the strengthened medical system may fall into tension."
He also said that now that the end of the new year is about to usher in, the epidemic is easy to expand, calling for "hope to carefully consider returning home and traveling", and demanding that the three-secret (closed, dense, close contact) be avoided when returning home or traveling. Other basic epidemic prevention measures also called for keeping the number of people as small as possible, avoiding talking loudly or eating for a long time when holding year-end parties or New Year's meetings.
Yamaji Daishiro said that although travel restrictions are not considered at this stage, if the infection expands, it is necessary to discuss tightening epidemic prevention measures in the future.