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The questionable “Go To” domestic tourism subsidy has come under scrutiny because it likely facilitated the explosion of coronavirus cases in the country.
People dressed in masks to protect themselves from the spread of the coronavirus walk through China Town in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.
Japan is in the grips of its third wave of COVID-19 cases, and the infection rate shows no signs of slowing in the worst-hit region, Tokyo. As Japan’s ultra-aged society enters the winter season, the number of other people over 65 who contracted the virus and became seriously ill has surpassed the number of infections at the peak of the summer’s second wave.
Overall, older adults with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease accounted for 90% of those seriously ill with the coronavirus in highly concentrated areas such as Sapporo in Hokkaido, Aichi Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture and Tokyo. On Thursday, December 3, Tokyo recorded 533 new cases of COVID-19 (the highest number of infections since the outbreak began), with 54 severe cases and 36 deaths.
For the first time in two months, Tokyo raised its coronavirus alert to level four, the highest point, to warn citizens that the virus is spreading rapidly. The government is urging other people over the age of 65 and those with pre-existing health conditions. avoid using the debatable ‘Go to’ and take advantage of government discounts. On December 3, the Ministry of Tourism announced that people with underlying health conditions would be able to cancel their bookings by December 13 and get a cancellation fee waiver. Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko also suggested citizens avoid unnecessary outings and asked Tokyo’s restaurants and bars to reduce their opening hours to 10 p. m. until Dec. 17.
Japan has managed to maintain a relatively low COVID-19 death rate, with 2,261 total deaths out of a population of 126 million (compared to the UK, which has recorded more than 60,000 coronavirus deaths out of a population of 67 million). Since November 18, the number of COVID-19 deaths in Japan has increased with 327 more deaths.
As the number of critically ill patients increases, so does the length of hospital stays and the need for ventilators. Tokyo has recorded 4,174 active coronavirus cases with a hospital capacity of 5,910 people. Currently, Tokyo has 150 beds reserved for critical patients. The city government is preparing for an increase in the number of critical patients and has asked hospitals to designate 50 more new beds. Hospitals have already added another 310 beds for patients with mild symptoms, for a total of 2,800 beds.
A shortage of medical services has prevented fitness services from keeping pace with screening and co-testing amid an immediate surge in COVID-19 cases. There are about 1,200 registered fitness employees across the country to help fitness centers track and trace group infections, but 2,800 medical services are still missing. If they were operating at full capacity, the existing number would be a drop in the ocean.
The government’s “Go To Travel” crusade to reduce domestic tourism, introduced in July as a pillar of Japan’s economic revitalization strategy, is feared to be behind the explosion of cases in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka and Japan’s central Chubu region. Suga Yoshihide has denied any causal link between the new tourism campaign and the rise in COVID-19 cases; Some medical experts may have simply been a cause and have called for the campaign to be stopped to prevent the collapse of the medical system.
Osaka, Chubu and Sapporo have now been temporarily excluded from the Go To Travel campaign. Tokyo Gov. Koike said she had first advocated for a ban that would prevent other people over the age of 65 and those with underlying health conditions from boarding their planned domestic vacations, but she has only “exercised restraint” in attention to the economic effect of cancellations for many hotel operators, who see the economic effect of cancellations. Going to the field as a lifeline.
The main COVID-19 measures deployed across the country consist of loose masks, social distancing, inspections and observation. But the effectiveness of Japan’s coronavirus measures is in doubt, with total coronavirus measures accounting for 42% of GDP.
According to the Ministry of Health, there have been 386 hospital-acquired infections nationwide and 452 infections in long-term care facilities, making it a major source of clustered outbreaks. As part of group prevention measures, at the end of November, the government asked municipalities to dedicate two days to examine medical services treating elderly coronavirus patients. Although the cost of inspections has been halved by the central government, municipalities have been reluctant to adopt this mammoth inspection task as their budget has been depleted due to spending on emergencies. measures the momentum wave.
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Japan is in the grip of its third wave of COVID-19 cases, and the infection rate shows no signs of slowing down in the worst-hit region, Tokyo. As the ultra-aging Japanese society enters the winter season, the number of other people over the age of 65 who contracted the virus and became seriously ill have surpassed the number of infections at the peak of the summer’s second wave.
Overall, older adults with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease accounted for 90% of those severely ill with the coronavirus in highly concentrated areas such as Sapporo in Hokkaido, Aichi Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture and Tokyo. On Thursday, December 3, Tokyo recorded 533 new cases of COVID-19 (the highest number of infections since the outbreak began), with 54 severe cases and 36 deaths.
For the first time in two months, Tokyo raised its coronavirus alert to level four, the highest point, to warn citizens that the virus is spreading rapidly. The government is urging other people over the age of 65 and those with pre-existing health conditions. avoid using the debatable ‘Go to’ and take advantage of government discounts. On December 3, the Ministry of Tourism announced that people with underlying health conditions would be able to cancel their bookings by December 13 and get a cancellation fee waiver. Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko also suggested citizens avoid unnecessary outings and asked Tokyo’s restaurants and bars to reduce their opening hours to 10 p. m. until Dec. 17.
Japan has managed to maintain a relatively low COVID-19 death rate, with 2,261 total deaths out of a population of 126 million (compared to the UK, which has recorded more than 60,000 coronavirus deaths out of a population of 67 million). . Since November 18, Japan’s COVID-19 death toll has increased with 327 more deaths.
As the number of critically ill patients increases, so does the length of hospital stays and the need for ventilators. Tokyo has recorded 4,174 active coronavirus cases with a hospital capacity of 5,910 people. Currently, Tokyo has 150 beds reserved for critical patients. The city government is bracing for an increase in the number of critical patients and has asked hospitals to designate 50 more new beds. Hospitals have already added another 310 beds for patients with mild symptoms, for a total of 2,800 beds.
A shortage of medical services has prevented fitness services from keeping pace with screening and co-testing amid an immediate surge in COVID-19 cases. There are about 1,200 distributed fitness employees registered across the country to help fitness centers track and trace group infections, but if 2,800 medical centers were operating at full capacity, the current number of staff would be just “a drop in the ocean. “
The government’s “Go To Travel” crusade to reduce domestic tourism, introduced in July as a pillar of Japan’s economic revitalization strategy, is feared to be behind the explosion of cases in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka and Japan’s central Chubu region. Suga Yoshihide has denied any causal link between the new tourism campaign and the rise in COVID-19 cases; Some medical experts may have simply been a cause and have called for the campaign to be stopped to prevent the collapse of the medical system.
Osaka, Chubu and Sapporo have now been temporarily excluded from the Go To Travel campaign. Tokyo Gov. Koike said she had first advocated for a ban that would prevent other people over the age of 65 and those with underlying health conditions from boarding their planned domestic vacations, but she has only “exercised restraint” in attention to the economic effect of cancellations for many hotel operators, who see the economic effect of cancellations. Going to the field as a lifeline.
The main COVID-19 measures deployed across the country consist of loose masks, social distancing, inspections and observation. But the effectiveness of Japan’s coronavirus measures is in doubt, with total coronavirus measures accounting for 42% of GDP.
According to the Ministry of Health, there have been 386 hospital-acquired infections nationwide and 452 infections in long-term care facilities, making it a major source of clustered outbreaks. As part of group prevention measures, at the end of November, the government asked municipalities to dedicate two days to examining medical services that treat elderly patients with coronavirus. Although the cost of inspections has been halved by the central government, municipalities have been reluctant to take on this mammoth inspection task as their budget has been depleted due to spending on emergencies. Measure the momentum wave.
Japan is in the grip of its third wave of COVID-19 cases, and the infection rate shows no signs of slowing down in the worst-hit region, Tokyo. As the ultra-aging Japanese society enters the winter season, the number of other people over the age of 65 who contracted the virus and became seriously ill have surpassed the number of infections at the peak of the summer’s second wave.
Overall, older adults with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease accounted for 90% of those severely ill with the coronavirus in highly concentrated areas such as Sapporo in Hokkaido, Aichi Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture and Tokyo. On Thursday, December 3, Tokyo recorded 533 new cases of COVID-19 (the highest number of infections since the outbreak began), with 54 severe cases and 36 deaths.