The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will start reviewing the grasp of the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus in order to reduce the burden on medical institutions, etc. In the future, we will ask the government to report while listening to the opinions of medical sites and local governments. It is a policy to proceed with adjustments such as treatment of patients.
Regarding the grasp of the total number of people infected with the new corona, the National Governors' Association called for an immediate review on the 16th, as the seventh wave of infection continues to seriously strain medical care, and the burden on the site is too heavy. I told him that I would start looking into it.
Among experts, there are specific methods of review, such as limiting the number of patients who are required to report to the government based on the risk of aggravation, and ▽ specifying a fixed point medical institution as with seasonal influenza and periodically Here are some ways to request a report.
On the other hand, in order to take appropriate infection prevention measures in the event of a review, it is an issue whether a system can be created that can fully grasp infection trends by prefecture.
Along with the review, it has been pointed out that it is necessary to consider not only requesting all patients to refrain from going out, but also paying all the costs of examinations and treatments with public funds.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to make adjustments while listening to the opinions of the Japan Medical Association and the National Governors Association.