[ad_1]
Shigeru Omi, chairman of the government’s Infectious Disease Control Subcommittee, responds to the House Labor and Welfare Committee
On the 10th in Japan, 2,973 new people infected with coronavirus were confirmed, setting a new record for the second day in a row. In a situation where the expansion has not stopped, an expert organization that advises the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on measures against the new crown announced the result of the analysis that “it is difficult to say that the measures so far have managed to reduce the number of infected “. At a press conference, President Takashi Wakita expressed a sense of crisis before the end of the year and the New Year holidays when the medical system was not perfect and said: “If we do not control the number of infected people, a situation is expected. serious”.
Expert groups noted that “there is a movement to spread the infection in areas where no major infections have been observed so far,” and Mr. Wakita cited Hiroshima, Kochi and Fukuoka as examples. Based on the analysis, the government’s new coronavirus infection control subcommittee will consider whether it is necessary to extend the suspension period of “Go To Travel” at a meeting held on the 11th.
He appealed to the general public: “We need cooperation such as to spend a quiet end of the year and the New Year holidays without causing the spread of infection in the New Year holidays, New Year holidays, New Year holidays, welcome parties, etc. ” The situation is getting worse, with 602 infected people reported in Tokyo on the 10th. (Joint)
