The explosion of cases, whose peak could take place on August 6, already has perceptible consequences on the economy and the reception capacities of hospitals.
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“We are in full seventh wave, with an explosion of cases at the national level. If the trend does not reverse within two weeks, hospitals will be overwhelmed and economic activities disrupted. Travel restrictions. “Kazuhiro Tateda, professor at Toho University, drew up, on Friday, July 29, on the NHK public channel, an alarmist observation about the health situation in Japan. Also advisor to the Japanese government on the coronavirus, he called to respect the rules of distancing, ventilation or even wearing the mask. The government wants to stem the spread of the virus without harming economic and social activities.
Approaching mid-August and the traditional departures of the “good” (summer vacation period) seeing millions of Japanese enter their original regions, the number of COVVI-19 patients A reached 221,442 during the only day of July 29, against 195,097 a week earlier. That of seriously affected patients increased to 376, against 100 on July 14. On that day, 122 people died from COVID-19, compared to 55 a week earlier.
The seventh wave, whose peak could take place on August 6, already has perceptible consequences on the economy. In the absence of technicians, sick or contact cases, the JR Kyushu railway company (southwest) suspended 120 express trains until August 5. The manufacturer Toyota temporarily stopped its mounting channels due to labor and supply problems. The Japanese postal service has closed 170 offices.
Faced with the influx of victims of heat strokes in the heart of summer, hospitals are increasingly difficult to welcome COVID-19 patients. The bed’s occupancy rate exceeds 50 % in 20 of the country’s 47 departments. It even reaches 88 % in Okinawa (South).
Incittation in vaccination
Faced with this unprecedented wave in an archipelago having so far managed the pandemic, which has made “only” 32,430 dead, the government is looking for a parade without considering “statements of state of emergency “Similar to those implemented in previous waves. “We will exploit the system in place as much as possible so as not to affect social and economic activities,” said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The government authorized the departments on July 29 to take measures adapted to their health situation, by making requests for the appeal of telework, limiting the openings of bars and restaurants, or even advice not to go out, if the Hospital occupancy rate exceeds 50 %.
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