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On March 18, 2021, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga lifted the state of emergency issued to the three prefectures of the Tokyo metropolitan area. Far from dropping off in Tokyo and Saitama prefectures, it is clearly in a state of rebound. The number of people infected with the mutant virus is constantly increasing.
Looking at the major media reports, it can be seen that Prime Minister Suga also decided to cancel after “giving up” and “taking no action”. Everything is alright?
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President Shigeru Omi burst out saying, “The prime minister cannot make a decision!”
Analytical report that the missing “third wave far exceeds”
Is the data analysis of the infection situation published by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reliable? At the Tokyo Shimbun dated March 18, 2021, a first-rate article was published with the title “The missing ‘possibility of overcoming the third wave’, Tokyo Monitoring Conference, just before publication.” Analysis of infection status data appears to have been manipulated by political decisions, he said.
On March 12, the Tokyo Metropolitan Monitoring Council, which analyzes the infection situation in Tokyo on measures against the new crown, was considering including “the possibility of significantly exceeding the third wave” in future prospects, but fair before the announcement. The government announced on March 17 that it would lift the emergency declaration, but experts were very concerned about the infection situation in Tokyo. It was clear that yes. “
According to the Tokyo Shimbun, the revised “summary comment” published by the follow-up meeting on March 12. Last night, experts such as infectious disease physicians who were members of the conference discussed and summarized the view that “mutant strains can cause re-expansion well beyond the third wave” and prepared a draft for publication.
However, the comment reported at the meeting was changed to “the possibility of the infection spreading rapidly again due to mutant strains, etc.”
A Tokyo employee who said he saw the copywriting before the change in an interview with the Tokyo Shimbun.
“As the end of the declaration period approaches, it becomes difficult to mention cancellation if there is an expression that is too strong. I was worried that it might tie up the branches of political decisions.”
Testified. However, Norihiko Yoshimura, director of the Metropolitan Office of Health and Welfare, conference secretariat,
“I leave it to the teachers. I am not involved in the process. I have not seen (the draft before the change) and I do not know anything.”
It was emphasized.
A mutant virus also appeared that bypasses the PCR test
Will “mutant viruses” become widespread? (The photo shows a new type of conventional coronavirus, provided by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases)
However, even if the state of emergency is lifted, a new threat is imminent. This is because the mutant virus is spreading at a terrifying rate.
The Yomiuri Shimbun (March 18), “Fear of mutant integration increased to 399 in 26 prefectures,” reports:
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Welfare announced on March 17 that as of March 16 there were 399 people infected with the mutant virus in 26 prefectures and 86 people in airport quarantine, for a total of 485 people. The number has risen to three, including two in Kanagawa prefecture. Clusters of mutant viruses are also being produced one after another in various places. In Sapporo city, a total of 30 people were infected at a rally of food companies, and in Saitama and Niigata prefectures, the outbreaks were spread in child-related facilities. The number of people infected with the mutant virus in Japan represents a quarter of those under 10 years of age and adolescents. “
Vaccination is still only 0.3% of the population (photo is an image)
The mutant virus is characterized by being easily transmitted to all generations, including children, and Takaji Wakita, director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, told the Yomiuri Shimbun.
“You need to pay close attention to the susceptibility of children to infections.”
It is attracting attention.
The Yomiuri Shimbun goes on to say:
“There are some numbers to worry about. This month, the British Exter University and others announced an analysis that the British type has a death rate approximately 1.6 times higher than the conventional type.”
However, in Japan, only 5-10% of samples that are positive for the mutant virus are collected and tested. The government plans to expand it to 40% in the future, but according to Kobe City, which is conducting its own analysis for mutant viruses, it is spreading at a tremendous rate. As of March 4, the percentage of the total rose to 38.8%. This is 16.9 points more than the previous week.
Occasionally, a new mutant virus was found in France that bypassed the PCR test. The Asahi Shimbun (March 17), “A new mutant strain that slips through the PCR test, found and investigated in France”, reports:
French health officials announced on March 16 that a new mutant of the new crown was confirmed in France. It has the characteristic of bypassing PCR tests. It was confirmed in a hospital in western France. A hospital infection occurred. And 79 people were infected. Of these, 8 new mutants were found in 8 dead patients. The gene sequences were analyzed to find out. “
Seven of the eight had peculiar symptoms of the new coronavirus during their lifetime, but the initial PCR test was negative. After performing antibody tests, it was confirmed that he was infected with the new coronavirus.
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(Kazuo Fukuda)
