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The governors of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba are cautious about the cancellation of the new emergency declaration for coronavirus, which will expire on the 7th. The governor of Tokyo avoids mentioning whether the cancellation is possible or not, but gives a sense of crisis on the Current situation. Is it okay to post it as is? The government is forced to make careful decisions. (Masashi Hara, Hiroshi Matsuo, Shota Shimura, Kiyo Iida, Hideki Nakatani)
◆ Align in the metropolitan area
The number of newly infected people in Tokyo has slowed and remains below target. Governor Yuriko Koike said in a press interview on the 2nd: “If you don’t turn the gear one step more, there may be a situation where you can’t do it in time.” You need to put together a good idea. “he said in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Towards the deadline for the state of emergency, the city has set a goal of reducing the average number of infected people per day for 7 days to 70% (30% decrease) or less from the previous week. The goal was to reduce the number to 140 or less per day by early March. However, after February 18, the rate of decline has been reduced from 80 to 90% (decrease from 20 to 10%) and depending on the day, there are cases where it exceeds the previous week.
◆ The number of hospitalized and seriously ill patients is unpredictable
In terms of the health care provision system, the number of hospitalized patients is 1617 (from 2nd), which is the same level as the peak of the second wave last summer, and the number of seriously ill patients is 54 (the same), which is unpredictable.
The number of new infected people per day at the end of February in Kanagawa prefecture was around 100, and the use rate of ready-to-use secured beds was in the range of 40%, which were less than half of what they were in a month. behind. Among the indicators that show the infection status, the assumed bed use rate was 29.3%, which was stage 3 (20% or more), and the others improved to stage 2.
However, the number of new infected people in the week of February 1 was 44% lower than the previous week, but the week of February 22 was flat and the rate of decline is slowing. Governor Yuji Kuroiwa said on the 2nd: “If you look only at the prefectural figures, you can see the cancellation, but the number of infected people has stopped decreasing. I want to see the situation until the last minute.”
◆ Saitama “The rate of use of beds is not a normal number”
Motohiro Ohno, governor of Saitama prefecture, said on day 1 that the rate of decline in the number of newly infected people is slowing down: “I’m not sure the state of emergency can be lifted.”
From the first, the use rate of the beds assumed to be insured is 41.8%, which is lower than the rate of stage 4 (50% or more). Other indicators also dropped out of stage 4.
However, since the end of February, the number of new people infected per day has been around 100 and the rate of decline has slowed. Regarding the rate of use of beds, Governor Ohno warned that “the second half of the 40% range is not a normal value.”
◆ Even in the days when the number of infected people in Chiba and Tokyo exceeded
In Chiba Prefecture, the rate of decline in the number of infected people is stagnant. The total number of people infected in the last week (February 24 to March 2) was 844, which was 0.94 times higher than the previous week (February 17 to 23), which was 900. Continued the number of people infected in the hundred, and on 1 this month, 127 people exceeded 121 people in Tokyo, the highest number in Japan.
The number of infected people per week per 100,000 inhabitants is 13.4, which is lower than stage 3 (15 or more), but the serious thing is the rate of use of insured beds, which is 49.7% a starting from 2 and still being stage 3 (25% or more).) It continues to outperform the index.
Governor Kensaku Morita said on the 2nd: “If something comes out tomorrow (cancellation on the 7th) it will be very difficult. If the current situation continues, the government will decide (extend the statement) and think about what to do after that. I have to stay “.
