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Mutant viruses are spreading at tremendous speed. Is it possible to cancel the state of emergency issued in the metropolitan area? And will the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics open?
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Shigeru Omi, chairman of the government subcommittee, stated that “mutant viruses will become mainstream in Japan.”
President Omi “Mutant virus will definitely become mainstream”
“There is no doubt that the process of replacing existing strains has begun. I think it is better to think that mutant strains will become mainstream sooner or later.”
Shigeru Omi, chairman of the government subcommittee on the threat of mutant viruses, gave a tough opinion at the House Labor and Welfare Committee on March 10, 2021.
“There is currently no direct evidence in Japan that the infectivity of mutant strains has increased as much as is claimed in Europe, but we have mobilized all universities and private laboratories in anticipation of this. There is an urgent need to strengthen strain monitoring mutant strains throughout Japan “.
Continued.
It also hints at the possibility of a third extension of the declaration of the state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area, which will expire on February 21, and the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics may finally be forced into a situation where even people unattended they cannot maintain it. Absent.
Extending the deadline for a state of emergency due to a mutant virus
“We must not release or spread the disease in a way that cannot be explained objectively or socially. The infection situation is important, but the burden on medical care will be more important. If it goes in the direction of stage 2, it will be released. But if the situation gets worse and worse, it is natural to extend it. “
Shigeru Omi, chairman of the government subcommittee, said.
Toshio Nakagawa, president of the Japan Medical Association, also held a press conference on March 10.
“Mutant stocks have been confirmed across the country, and in the Tokyo metropolitan area, there are indications that the third wave has stopped falling and then side-to-side or increased. The second wave continued to stop falling, leading Last year’s wave (2020). It’s very similar to September and October. Rebounds could lead to a larger fourth wave. It’s a good idea to extend the statement without a deadline and look at the data to make a decision. “
“Extension again suggested”.
Regarding the infection status, the number of newly infected people in Tokyo was 335 on March 11. In Tokyo, one of the guidelines to cancel the state of emergency is that “the number of people infected in the last week is 70% of the previous week”, but the average of 7 days until March 11 is the previous week . 101.5%, and it became an increase.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike interviewed reporters
“Since the decline has not stopped, I would like to be able to strengthen the health care system with the cooperation of all (so that it does not tend to increase).”
I expressed a sense of crisis.
A group of 50 mutants in Osaka, where the statement was raised.
What is the domestic spread of mutant viruses? Asahi Shimbun (March 10) “Mutant strain, 271 people infected in 21 prefectures, more than quadruple in one month,” reports:
“The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Welfare summarized the survey results on March 10 that a total of 271 people were confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus in 21 prefectures as of March 9. It has more than quadrupled since a month ago, it was pointed out that the mutant strain may be more infectious than the conventional strain. The breakdown was 260 for the British type, which represents 96%, 8 for the South African type and 3 for the Brazilian type. “
Compared with the conventional new coronavirus, the infectivity of the British type is about 1.7 times, that of the South African type is about 1.5 times, but that of the Brazilian type is 3 times, and the vaccine is said to be difficult to work with. . .
By prefecture, Osaka has the largest number of 62 people (all British-type). This was followed by 41 Saitama (40 British, 1 Brazilian), 38 Hyogo (all British), 32 Niigata (the same), 22 Kanagawa (18 British, 4 South Africans) and 19 Kyoto (all British type), followed by 14 people in Tokyo (same as above).
It has also been confirmed in the prefectures of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Chiba, Ishikawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Shiga, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Kagoshima. Apart from these domestic cases, 74 people (as of day 9) have been confirmed to be infected with mutant strains by the airport quarantine.
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However, the actual spread of the mutant virus is faster. The local government is currently investigating whether it is a mutant virus by taking samples from 5% to 10% of newly infected people. This is because the announcement will be delayed for several days because the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will be waiting for the reports from each local government.
Although it was not announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, up to 50 groups of mutant viruses occurred in Osaka prefecture on March 10, and the first people infected by mutant viruses in Hiroshima prefecture (13 people) and Hokkaido (13 people). Has been found.
The gruesome reality of the rise in mutant viruses
The Yomiuri Shimbun (March 9) reports the emergence of a new mutant virus under the title “More than 380 people in 25 mutant prefectures, including the airport quarantine.”
“In March, it was in Osaka prefecture that the mutant virus was found to be infected one after another. As of March 9, 79 people were confirmed to be infected (Editor’s note: there was a group of 50 people on the 10th. In Aomori and Hyogo prefectures, there were a total of 6 people infected with a mutant virus called “E484K”, which is different from the British, South African and Brazilian types announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. It is said that this type can reduce the effect of the vaccine. A person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Welfare said: “PCR tests for mutant viruses have become widespread throughout the country and infected people have been found one after another. to deal with that. “
“E484K” is called an “immunity escape type” mutation in which the protein on the surface of the virus changes and does not recognize the antibody, and is said to be more likely to reduce the effects of immunity and vaccines. than the conventional one. write. Okinawa Times (March 11) According to the “First Confirmation of the Crown Mutant Strain in Okinawa,” type “E484K” was first discovered in Okinawa on March 11.
Does the mutant virus also reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine? (The photo is an image)
The city of Kobe is expanding particularly rapidly. This is because the city of Kobe has been independently conducting a sample survey of the actual mutant virus infection since January this year, earlier than the rest of the country.
The Asahi Shimbun (March 8), “The number of mutant strains increased in Kobe, and the number of test cases increased even on the day that half of the infected people were infected,” reports the gruesome reality.
“The spread of the mutant virus, which is said to be highly infectious, in the city of Kobe is attracting attention. The city announced that it accounted for about 15% of people infected in mid-February and people infected with mutant strains.” He explained that “as a result of conducting many tests, the number of discoveries will increase.”
According to the announcement by the Kobe City Environmental Health Institute, 31 people were infected with the “British type” from January to February 18 this year. The percentage of infected in the city tripled from 4.6% from January 29 to February 4 to 15.2% from February 12 to 18. According to city officials, the number continues to rise, with some days still accounting for 50% of all infected people. Although the city of Kobe is inspecting closer contacts of people infected with mutant viruses than others, director Yoshio Iijima told the Asahi Shimbun.
“I think the infectivity of the mutant virus is much stronger. (According to the announcement of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, most of the mutant viruses are confirmed in the order of Saitama, Hyogo and Niigata.) Because the number of inspections it’s big and it seems like it’s spreading at a certain rate nationwide. “
I explained.
In other words, it points out that if you research properly like Kobe City, you should find that the mutant virus is spreading at a terrifying rate.
(Kazuo Fukuda)
