Caster Jiro Shinbo appeared on Nippon Broadcasting System “Jiro Shinbo Zoom So far!” Regarding the government’s final adjustment to position the new coronavirus under the Infectious Diseases Act from April 1, in the direction of making it “5”, the same as seasonal influenza, “No matter what Japan does, We are one year behind the rest of the world,” he said.
Prime Minister Kishida attending the “2022 Special Lecture” held in Tokyo December 23, 2022 -From the Prime Minister’s Office website https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/101_kishida/actions/202212/23tokubetsu.html
According to the Sankei Shimbun, the government has made final adjustments to classify the novel coronavirus as a “type 5,” the same as seasonal influenza, in principle from April 1 under the Infectious Disease Law. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will consult with his relevant ministers on the 20th to assess the infection status and make a decision. The government plans to significantly revise measures against the coronavirus, such as public support for medical institutions and patients, and eliminate the need to wear masks indoors in principle.
Spicy) I feel like it’s a lot slower than the tide of the world. For example, in February last year, the UK stopped testing healthy people to reveal infected people. About a year has passed since then. In Southeast Asia, countries such as Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand have had very strict entry requirements for the past two years, but now they don’t even need a vaccination certificate, not just a pre-entry inspection.
It was China that was representative of the severity of movement restrictions. However, in early December last year, China also turned to easing restrictions. It is said that an explosive infection is occurring in China now, and the Omicron strain is like that. The infection situation in Japan is currently in the “eighth wave”, but if the infection spreads this much, it is natural that there will be many positive people if tested. However, my impression is that it will probably peak out early this year and head toward convergence.
Even if you look around the world, there is no movement to restore entry conditions and movement restrictions. From that point of view, I feel that Japan is about a year behind the rest of the world. I can clearly see that Japan is a country that tries to come to a final conclusion extremely carefully while seeking various consensuses in whatever it does. Japan is a country that takes time no matter what you do.
Nonetheless, if the status of the infection law is changed from April 1, I think that the risk of death among the elderly will decrease. Now, even if you fall ill with a serious illness, if you test positive, you won’t be admitted to a specialized ward. For this reason, there may be cases where people who were originally supposed to be saved die. However, if it becomes a “type 5”, the same as seasonal flu, corona will be treated as a normal disease, so such adverse effects will disappear.
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