まん延防止等重点措置をめぐって政府は、適用する地域に新たに18道府県を追加することなどを決定しました。政府はオミクロン株の特性から、各地の病床の使用率などを注視していて、患者の状態に応じた適切な診療や療養など医療提供体制の確保が引き続き課題となります。
On the 25th, the government decided to add 18 new prefectures, including 3 Kansai prefectures, to the areas to which priority measures such as spread prevention will be applied, and to extend the period from 27th to 20th next month.
In addition, for the three prefectures of Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima to which the priority measures have already been applied, it was decided to extend the deadline at the end of this month to the 20th of next month, and the applicable area will be expanded to 34 prefectures. became.
The number of newly infected people continues to increase, reaching a record high in Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi, where the number reached nearly 13,000 on the 25th, and exceeded 60,000 nationwide.
Along with this, the usage rate of hospital beds is also increasing in various places, and as of the 25th, it was 39.8%, which is about 10 points up to 50%, which is considering requesting the issuance of a state of emergency.
The government wants to avoid issuing a declaration in consideration of the impact on the economy, and the Minister in charge of Yamagiwa said at a press conference on the 25th, "The government can now issue a declaration on the initiative of the government. But so far, I'm not thinking about taking the initiative. "
The government is paying close attention to the usage rate of beds in each region due to the characteristics of Omicron strains such as the strength of infectivity, and securing a medical care provision system such as appropriate medical care and medical treatment according to the patient's condition will continue to be an issue. ..
On the other hand, the government is formulating a plan to preferentially deliver antigen test kits, which are in increasing demand, to medical institutions and health centers, and would like to announce them soon.