The Minister in charge of Yamagiwa and Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture met online over the new corona measures, and based on the fact that the ratio of elderly people among severely ill patients is high in Osaka Prefecture, we are working on measures for the elderly in cooperation. I confirmed that I would go.
Among them, Governor Yoshimura said, "Medical care is very tight in Osaka. Most of the hospitalized, severely ill, and deceased are elderly people, and the basic coping policy is to protect the elderly people. I want you to put more effort into it. "
In addition, Governor Yoshimura said that he would finish the third vaccination at a facility for the elderly by the end of this month in areas where the infection is spreading, and that medical staff would be asymptomatic at home, asking for close contacts. If the test is negative, I requested that it be canceled.
In response, Minister Yamagiwa said, "If there is something that needs to be changed in the basic coping policy, of course, we must do what we can do in operation. We want to work more and more in consultation with Governor Yoshimura." We confirmed that we will work on measures for the elderly in cooperation with each other.