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In Japan, where the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 200,000 a day, a government spokesperson who meets with Prime Minister Kishida from time to time has also been infected with Corona 19.
The number of infections is increasing explosively, but the government has no specific measures, and there is a lot of bitterness about the delay in vaccination of healthcare workers who are in charge of patients.
Correspondent Lee Kyung-ah from Tokyo reports.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, a spokesperson for the Japanese government, was explaining the situation of the corona infection on the 22nd.
[마쓰노 히로카즈 / 일본 관방장관 : 병상 사용률은 지역 차이가 나타나고 있지만 (재채기) 전체적으로 상승하고 있으며…]
After showing symptoms of fever while coughing continuously, the next day, it was confirmed that he was infected with COVID-19.
Matsuno also met with Prime Minister Kishida and others before the press conference, but the Japanese government said that there were no close contacts at the official residence.
As the number of infected people in Japan surpassed 200,000 a day, the highest since the corona crisis, anyone can get it.
For the first time, the number of people who have been hospitalized for Corona or are recuperating at home or in a hotel has surpassed 1 million.
The Japanese government said it would focus on the fourth vaccination without considering a state of emergency or semi-emergency.
But as infections skyrocket, vaccination of health care workers to treat patients is just beginning.
[코이케 유리코 / 도쿄도지사 : (의료종사자 4차 백신 접종을) 빨리 결정했어야 한다고 생각합니다. (60세 이상은 5월에 시작했는데) 결과적으로 2달이 늦어진 셈이 돼 의료 현장의 부담이 커졌습니다.]
As the government has not come up with sharp measures, each local government is struggling to come up with a self-help solution.
Okinawa Prefecture, where bed occupancy has soared to nearly 80%, has asked residents to refrain from visiting a hospital if symptoms are mild.
Tokyo and Chiba Prefectures have decided not to identify close contacts in kindergartens and elementary schools so that parents do not have to go to work.
At the same time, measures such as increasing telecommuting by half are being introduced, but there is a limit to reducing travel during the summer vacation season.
The heads of 47 regional organizations in Japan will hold a meeting on the 28th to call for a government-level response.
This is Kyungah Lee from YTN in Tokyo.
YTN Kyungah Lee (kalee@ytn.co.kr)
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