New corona Variant has doubled from the previous week

 

At a press conference on the 14th, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to achieve both socio-economic activities and infection control without seeking behavioral restrictions, which have been the pillar of infection control, while the "7th wave" of infection with the new coronavirus is rapidly expanding. Was emphasized. On the other hand, the number of infected people nationwide on that day exceeded 90,000 for the second consecutive day, and the cumulative total exceeded 10 million. Is infection control without behavioral restrictions effective in the midst of active exchanges between people such as homecoming and traveling during the summer vacation?

Searching for "reduction" of corona to "one disease"

　"Maintain (maintain) socio-economic activity as much as possible, rather than imposing new behavioral restrictions." On the 14th, the government presented a policy revision plan to the government's "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made by experts in order to respond to the 7th wave of the new corona.

　The government's "New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Control Subcommittee", which was held prior to this, also made an urgent proposal for the 7th wave, which was compiled on the same day. Acceleration of vaccination such as the 4th vaccination to ▽ Further utilization of inspection ▽ Efficient ventilation-We called for thorough implementation of "five measures".

　He emphasized that "it is necessary to immediately implement effective concrete measures for the 7th wave" with the aim of tightening up before the chances of contact with people increase during the three consecutive holidays and summer vacation from the 16th.

　From the beginning of this year until the "sixth wave", the government has been aiming to settle the infection by restricting actions such as priority measures such as prevention of spread. The urgent proposal stated that behavioral restrictions could be "an option" in the event of medical strain, but the Infectious Disease Control Subcommittee said, "No one needed behavioral restrictions at this stage." (Government official).