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The latest wave of cases in Japan is breaking records. On Saturday it was reported that the daily number of infections exceeded 200 for the first time in history. The government has expanded the group of people eligible for the fourth dose of the vaccine, and Tokyo has reduced the number of patients admitted to hospitals.
- Japan is another country experiencing another wave of coronavirus
- In recent days, an unprecedented number of infections has been recorded there, exceeding 200.
- The extremely contagious sub-variant of Omikron BA.5 is responsible for the diseases there
- More information can be found on the TvoiLokony home page
Record of COVID-19 incidence in Japan
On Saturday, the medical services of Japan informed about over 200. new coronavirus infections. The incidence has increased rapidly in recent days. The number from yesterday is exactly 200 infections. This is not only a record for the current wave, but the highest bar in this country since the start of the pandemic.
On Sunday, for the first time in four days, a decline in the number of infections was reported. The latest data is 176 thousand.
During the fourth wave, the largest so far, which took place at the turn of January and February, the number of cases of the disease exceeded the barrier of 100.
There were also 72 deaths in the Saturday report. The number of patients with severe symptoms is also increasing. There were 203 on Saturday, 12 more than on Friday.
Vaccinations are accelerating
On Saturday in Tokyo, the administration of the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine began to members of medical staff and carers from nursing homes. This is to protect people from the health care system in the face of the dynamic increase in disease.
The Japanese capital is already suffering from staff shortages due to coronavirus infections. Last day in Tokyo there were over 32 thousand. illnesses. In some facilities, the number of patients admitted was limited, and limits on planned procedures were also introduced.
Until recently, a second booster dose was given to people 60 years of age and older, as well as adults with chronic diseases that increased the risk of severe COVID-19. Experts emphasize that the fourth dose significantly increases the effectiveness of protection in the elderly, the results are much worse in the case of younger people.
To limit the social and economic impact of the new wave, the government has cut the self-isolation period of those infected from seven to five days. This time may be reduced to three more days if two consecutive antigen tests are negative.
However, some experts believe that shortening the isolation time is risky. – It will not have an impact on the control of the disease chain. The number of close contacts of infected people is too large – said prof. Hiroshi Nishiura of Kyoto University and member of the government advisers’ team.
The fifth dose will be administered
Pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer and Moderna, are constantly working with us with a vaccine against Omikron. The Japanese health ministry uses the existing preparations for its vaccinations, but – hoping to see updated vaccines soon – is already getting ready for the fifth round of vaccinations.
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With over 125 million inhabitants in Japan, the coronavirus pandemic is different than in Europe. The first cases were reported as early as January 2020, but for the next few months the line showing daily cases was quite flat. The first serious wave of infections took place only in the last months of 2020. The Japanese are now facing the beginning of the seventh.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, over 11 million people have fallen ill in this country, and almost 32 have died. The first restrictions were introduced there relatively late, but they proved to be effective. In terms of infections per population, Japan ranks 122nd in the world (8,8 thousand cases per 100 thousand inhabitants). Poland ranks 89th in this list (16 cases per 100).
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