Priority measures such as prevention of spread of infected people are not applied immediately. Government

As the number of newly infected people of the new corona continues to increase, the government does not immediately apply priority measures such as prevention of spread, saying that the usage rate of beds is at a low level, and while contacting each local government, the infection situation and Our policy is to pay close attention to the medical care provision system.

An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was held on the 13th regarding the response to the new corona, and while the number of newly infected people continues to increase nationwide, the rate of increase is relatively moderate in metropolitan areas, but some It was pointed out that it is expanding rapidly in the local cities of.

In particular, Okinawa Prefecture has the only number of newly infected people per 100,000 population in the last week exceeding 600, and the government dispatched a "liaison team" to coordinate liaison between the national and local governments. We are trying to understand the situation.

Prime Minister Kishida said, "The bed usage rate and the severe bed usage rate are at low levels, and 85% of the elderly who are already at high risk of becoming severe have completed the third vaccination of the vaccine." He acknowledged that it was not the situation to apply the measures.

Based on the fact that infection with a virus called "XE", which is a combination of multiple types of Omicron strains, was confirmed for the first time in domestic quarantine, the government will continue to contact each local government to provide infection status and medical care. It is a policy to pay close attention to the system.

On the other hand, regarding measures to stimulate demand such as events, there is an opinion within the government that it should be started at the same time as the long holidays in order to promote economic revitalization, but it is a time when people are moving a lot, so it will be implemented for the time being. It has been pointed out that it should not be done, and the policy is to carefully consider the infection situation.