04 Sep 2022 12:04 Last update: 12:05
Since the beginning of July, the seventh wave of the epidemic has broken out in Japan and the number of infections and deaths has increased dramatically. The virus is still spreading and some hospitals are overwhelmed. On August 15, 14 Kyoto prefecture hospitals and the Kyoto Prefecture Medical Association jointly issued an emergency statement, stating that the spread of the epidemic in Japan had reached a “catastrophic level”.
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The epidemic got worse, but the policy was relaxed. Japan plans to stop counting information on all confirmed patients from mid-September and to only count critically ill patients at designated points. At the same time, Japan will further relax its policy of prevention and control of epidemics upon entry: foreigners only need 3 vaccination certificates to enter the country.
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According to the Japanese media, the Kishida government has chosen the so-called “coexistence with the virus”, mainly considering the promotion of the economy and the rate of support. However, some media have pointed out that ignoring the outbreak of the new corona virus will make it difficult to activate the social economy. Polls show that the Japanese government’s response to the new corona outbreak is close to 50% of the public.
According to new corona epidemic data released by the Japan Broadcasting Association TV, as of 6:50 pm local time on September 2, Japan had 128,728 new confirmed cases of new corona in a single day, 347 new deaths, and a total of 19,247,106. confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia nationwide, a total of 40,509 deaths have been recorded. According to data released by the World Health Organization on August 31, in the week ending August 28, there were 1,258,772 new confirmed cases in Japan, the highest number in the world for six consecutive weeks.
Japan is a developed country with advanced medical conditions, but in the face of the turbulent epidemic, some hospitals have been overwhelmed. According to statistics from the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan, the utilization rate of the new crown hospital beds in Kanagawa prefecture reached 91% as of August 15, and similar situations have occurred in the prefectures of Okinawa and Aichi.
Asahi Shimbun reported on September 2 that there were nearly 150,000 newly diagnosed cases in Japan on the 1st, but more than 200,000 people had to be hospitalized. Many had to stay home. According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, about a month ago, the number of COVID-19 patients in home quarantine in Japan reached 1.54 million, hitting a record for six consecutive weeks. According to the “Tokyo Shimbun” report, at the end of July, an elderly cancer patient in Tokyo, after being diagnosed with an infection, called more than 100 hospitals and could not be hospitalized, and sadly died 10 hours later.
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In the seventh wave of the outbreak in Japan, many doctors were infected and some hospitals had to close some wards due to labor shortages. Masataka Inoguchi, vice president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Association, said: “10% of our hospital staff are unable to go to work. Every medical institution has reached the limit for admitting patients.”
On August 15, 14 Kyoto prefecture hospitals and the Kyoto Prefecture Medical Association jointly issued an emergency statement, stating that the spread of the new corona outbreak in Japan has reached a “catastrophic level”. In Kyoto, the beds reserved for neopaths are saturated and no hospital can accept patients immediately: “The emergency health system is in a state of collapse and we cannot save lives that could have been saved”.
The statement specifically pointed out that the new coronavirus is by no means a “simple cold” and that the Japanese government’s “no movement restrictions” does not mean that there is no risk of infection and urges the Japanese people to avoid unnecessary and non-Urgent exit.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Japan has increased in the last month or so, mainly due to the large number of people leaving and the large population movement during the long vacation Obon. The government did not establish travel measures and the Japanese celebrated the Obon festival in full. The new corona virus has spread from metropolitan cities like Tokyo and Osaka to all corners without knowing it.
Also, during the holidays, the Japanese congregate in large numbers at various shrines and temples. Zhu Zhu found that there will be a yellow map of the national outbreak in Japanese TV news every night, and the counties where new cases hit a record will turn red.
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A survey conducted by Japan’s Kyodo News in early August showed that 51.9% of respondents chose “epidemic prevention” and “epidemic prevention prone” when it comes to the Japanese government’s response to the new outbreak. crown, while those who chose “economic” and “economically inclined 46.2%, a reversal compared to the results of the survey at the beginning of July. Furthermore, among the elderly over 60 years of age, 63.6% chose to prioritize the fight against the epidemic, far exceeding the 33.3% share that chose “inclination to the economy.” This underlines the strong concern among the elderly population of Japan for the spread of the seventh wave of the epidemic .
Despite the severity of the outbreak, Japan has announced that it will further loosen its prevention and control measures and open its doors.
On August 24, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was infected with the new crown and quarantined at home, announced that he plans to stop counting information on all confirmed patients since mid-September and to only count patients in critical conditions at designated points. At the same time, Japan will also ease the entry of foreigners from 20,000 to 50,000 per day and exempt from nucleic acid certificates before entry. Not only that, after September even positive asymptomatic patients will be able to shop, and the number of days of home isolation will be reduced from 10 days to 7 or even 5 days.
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As of September 7, only 3 vaccinations need to be completed, and 72-hour negative nucleic acid reports are no longer required to enter Japan. After September 7, the free travel for foreigners without a guide will also be released.
This means that independent travel can be handled at the local Japanese consulate. And the nucleic acid test certificate is no longer provided and only 3 vaccination certificates are required to enter the country. This is almost tantamount to returning to pre-pandemic entry policy.
The Tokyo Shimbun published an article on August 26 asking whether it was too hasty to loosen the restrictions on epidemic prevention at this stage. The article said: “We understand that it is very difficult to maintain a balance between socio-economic activities and epidemic prevention measures, but the greatest goal of epidemic prevention policy is to prevent serious illness and minimize deaths. I hope that the Prime Minister can accomplish this too. ” “Yomiuri Shimbun” It is noted that if the outbreak of the new coronavirus is ignored, it will be difficult to activate the social economy.
On September 2, “Asahi Shimbun” released relevant statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, showing that from 2021 the life expectancy of Japanese men will be reduced by 0.10 years and that of women by 0.07. years. Observers pointed out that Japanese life expectancy has increased over the past decade and the contraction after the outbreak is still very special. In 2022, the epidemic will overtake the past and it is estimated that when the relevant figures are released next year, the life expectancy of the Japanese will be further reduced.
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According to the Japanese media, the Kishida government has chosen the so-called “coexistence with the virus”, mainly considering the promotion of the economy and the rate of support. However, a national poll conducted by “Asahi Shimbun” on August 27 and 28 showed that Kishida’s cabinet approval rate dropped dramatically by 10 percentage points from July to 47%, while the disapproval rate increased from 25%. % to 39%, a record The new high since he took office in October last year. The report stated that nearly 50% of the population is “unsure” of the Japanese government’s response to the new corona epidemic.
In present-day Japan, it appears that health and safety can only depend on individuals. Some Chinese in Japan, after falling ill, said they thought it was too naive to mistake “a cold” for so-called freedom. The new crown is definitely not the flu and the protection cannot be loosened.
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