From Mayor Inagi to citizens (Regarding new coronavirus infectious disease) December 2, 2020

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Ten months have passed since the end of January, when the first case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in Japan, but unfortunately there is still no end in sight.
Figure 1 shows the transition of new positive cases in Tokyo. The first state of emergency was declared on April 7, and peaked on April 17 with a record 206 people per day.
At this time, there was not enough knowledge about the new coronavirus infection compared to now, but the self-restraint cooperation of the whole nation was able to bring it to an end, and the restrictions were lifted on May 25.
After that, the number of new positive cases decreased to 5 people per day, and it was thought that the first wave had been safely overcome.
However, after mid-June, the number of new positive cases began to increase again, reaching a peak of 472 people per day on August 1st.
Unlike the first wave, the number of new positive cases did not decrease clearly in this second wave, and while it continued to be in the triple digits, it dropped to 59 on September 23, but has remained in the 100s since then. From 200 to 200 people fluctuated while going up and down.
Then, in the second half of October, there was a significant increase, and in the third wave, the number of people rose from the 200s to a new record, and the most recent peak was 570 people on November 27th.

Figure 2 is a map showing the number of new positive cases for one week within the jurisdiction of each public health center, showing the situation since November 17.
The Tama area has a population of about 30% of the total population of Tokyo, but the number of positive cases is about 10%, and the relatively small number has not changed since early spring. However, the occurrence situation is not uniform, and there are many in cities close to the city center, and it decreases as it moves away from the center of the city.
Within the jurisdiction of the Minamitama Public Health Center, the absolute number of cases is smaller than that of Kita-Tama, but among them, Inagi City is on the rise due to its proximity to the city center, and has reached a total of 109 cases at present.
Most of the people have recovered and have been discharged from the hospital and have returned to society.

Figure 3 shows the results of the analysis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Monitoring Meeting.
We regularly analyze numerical trends in monitoring items and provide information and alerts to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and citizens.
The current situation is that community-acquired infections are spreading, the rate of unknown infection routes is increasing, and the rate of increase in new positive cases on a weekly basis exceeds 100%, and is on an expanding trend.
During the second wave, many of the positive people were young people in their 20s and 30s with mild symptoms, but in this third wave, the percentage of elderly people with severe symptoms decreased. We must pay special attention to the fact that it is increasing.

The government's new coronavirus infectious disease countermeasures subcommittee recommended infection prevention by showing "five situations where the risk of infection increases" as shown in Fig. I'm here.
As you publish in city public information of December 15 issue, please see.

From the Tokyo iCDC expert board, as shown in Figure 5, in order to prevent infection this winter, (1) always wear a mask, (2) always wash your hands, (3) always ventilate, and (4) wear a face mask to people without a mask. Five points are indicated, such as not talking for more than one minute, and (5) cleaning and disinfecting the house and workplace every day.
Please check them out and make use of them.

By the way, in the midst of the lack of prospects for convergence, there are cases in which people's uneasiness is directed in the direction of prejudice and discrimination.
Such prejudice and discrimination are unacceptable in a situation where no one knows when they will be infected.
If you have seen or heard of such a case, please contact the city hall for consultation.

As the year-end and New Year holidays are approaching, let's do our best together so that each and every one of us can refrain from activities that pose a high risk of infection and return to a peaceful life as soon as possible.