As of Friday, August 5

In this prefecture, the number of newly infected people in one day has exceeded 7,000, and the occupancy rate of hospital beds accepting new coronavirus patients has reached a record high of over 80% . Due to the strong contagiousness of Omicron strain BA.5, clusters have occurred at more than 20% of accepting medical institutions, and medical staff at each hospital have been infected and have taken leave due to close contact. Ward closures have restricted the number of hospitalizations and surgeries for general patients.

People with fever and cold symptoms are rushing to fever outpatient clinics and hospitals, as well as emergency outpatients on nights and holidays . is on the rise.

Due to the situation of medical institutions, there are an increasing number of cases where it is difficult for ambulances to immediately transport corona and other emergency patients to hospitals.

As of August 4

Shizuoka Prefecture's medical care system is in the worst situation ever. In order to prevent the situation from getting worse and to normalize medical care in the prefecture as soon as possible, we have issued a “Shizuoka Prefecture Medical Crisis Warning”. We ask for the cooperation of all citizens of the prefecture.

1Request for vaccination

From August 5th to 18th, the prefecture is holding a "week to encourage people to get vaccinated". If you are 5 years old or older and have not been vaccinated, if you are 12 years old or older and have the 3rd dose, or if you are 60 or older or under 60 and have an underlying disease and are eligible for the 4th dose but have not yet completed the vaccination, please get vaccinated as soon as possible. please.

2Request for proper medical examination

Those under the age of 60 who have been vaccinated and have no underlying diseases have a low risk of becoming severely ill with the Omicron strain. increase. We ask for your cooperation so that the elderly, those with underlying diseases who are more likely to become seriously ill from COVID-19, and those with emergencies other than COVID-19 can receive medical care promptly.

3 Request to wear appropriate masks during conversations and meals

At BA.5, the highest level of contagion ever, there is a high risk that conversation without a mask = (equals) infection. Please only talk or eat with your family without wearing a mask, and be sure to wear a mask when talking with people other than your family, and have a complete masked dinner . If you can't have a mask dinner when you get drunk, please drink non-alcoholic.

4. Voluntary request to refrain from going out for non-essential and non-urgent reasons

If you have determined that you are at risk of becoming seriously ill, or if you would like to avoid infection as much as possible due to work or family circumstances, please be aware that when the emergency medical alert is issued, contact with other people will increase and the risk of infection will increase. Please reconsider the necessity of going out and refrain from going out as much as possible .

Efforts that we would like citizens and businesses to take concretely

To all citizens of the prefecture ("self-help" efforts)

Adverse reaction frequency after the third vaccination of Novavax vaccine (as of August 1)

○ Early vaccination

・The side effects of Novavax vaccines for the third time tend to be less than those of Pfizer and Moderna. If you have refrained from taking the third vaccination due to adverse reactions, please consider Novavax vaccination .

・If you are young, please consider inoculating during the summer vacation or Obon period.

○ Appropriate examination

・Those under the age of 60 who do not have underlying diseases and have been vaccinated, the disease can be cured by resting at home and over-the-counter medicines. Please prepare cough medicine and fever reducer in advance .

・In order not to delay medical treatment for people who urgently need emergency medical care , refrain from visiting a doctor at night or on holidays if you only have mild cold symptoms. Please give me. (If you are concerned about your child's symptoms, please call #8000 (Shizuoka Children's Emergency Telephone Consultation) as necessary.)

・Emergency medical care is very tight, so please be careful of accidents such as water accidents and traffic accidents, and use air conditioning appropriately to avoid heatstroke .

○Wearing a mask

・When eating and drinking, take off your mask and talk only with family members or people you usually hang out with. Do not talk with other people when eating, and always wear a non-woven mask when talking. Please do so.

・Especially when talking with a large number of people for a long time, please ensure that everyone wears a non-woven mask . If you do not ventilate frequently, the risk of infection increases due to the high infectivity of BA.5.

・In order to prevent heat stroke, " masks are not required outdoors unless there are other people around " and " pre-school children do not need masks in principle ".

・Please carry a mask with you at all times so that you can put it on and take it off properly . ○ Precautions when traveling or returning home

・Reconsider the necessity of going out to places where there is a high risk of infection due to frequent contact with other people, or visiting places where there are people who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill, and refrain as much as possible .

・When going out, please be careful about actions that pose a high risk of infection at the place you visit, avoid visiting crowded places, wear a non-woven mask, wash your hands, disinfect your hands, and thoroughly ventilate the room. .

To all business operators (Efforts for “mutual assistance”)

○ Efforts at business sites

・Employers should thoroughly implement basic infection prevention measures in workplaces and stores, especially encourage ventilation , take infection prevention measures when changing places of residence , work from home, staggered commuting hours, etc. Please continue to take measures to prevent infection, such as efforts to reduce

○ Efforts at schools, etc.

・Thoroughly implement infection prevention measures and avoid activities that pose a high risk of infection at schools and daycare centers.

・If staff members, children, or students have cold symptoms, please refrain from club and extracurricular activities, take over-the-counter medicine (cough medicine, antipyretic, etc.), and rest at home.

○ Efforts at welfare facilities, etc.

・Business operators of welfare facilities, etc., are requested to cooperate in the early detection of positive cases by conducting regular tests once a week using the simple antigen qualitative kits distributed by the prefecture .

○ Notes on events

・Organizers of events should thoroughly implement basic infection prevention measures such as avoiding the 3Cs, create a list of participants, and use the contact-confirming app “COCOA” to understand the participants. Please try to

・When holding an event with more than 5,000 participants and a capacity rate of more than 50%, please submit an “infection prevention and safety plan” that describes specific infection prevention measures to the prefecture.

・Encourage participants to wear masks during conversations and crowded situations at the event.

Scheduled to be announced next time: Friday, August 12, 2022

*Even before the above announcement, it may be announced at any time as necessary.

Data provided: August 5, 2020 (Friday) Shizuoka prefecture municipality "Number of new positive people per 100,000 people in the most recent week"

As of 15:00 on August 4, 2022

Population (A)

Cumulative against population

100,000 positive B/(A/100)

Unit: Person Unit : Person

1085.0 913.3 1083.6 991.9 1021.2 1086.5 1122.0 1011.3 984.3 965.1 1185.7 645.7 984.5 1217.1 688.4 893.8 1223.6 1227.5 1122.9 1032.3東部20市町1,180,970 5,110 432.70 10,412 881.65 12,585 1065.65 1311.5 574.4 676.4 553.3 591.8 622.1 264.1中部7市町1,147,201 7,012 611.23 11,082 966.00 11,806 1029.11 1014.7 1166.5 1178.6 1038.8 901.7 1060.6 979.8 686.8 Western 8 municipalities 1,315,407 6,492 493.54 12,182 926.10 13,683 1040.21

Total (Shizuoka Prefecture) 3,643,578 18,701 513.26 33,749 926.26 38,136 1046.66

*1 Population is the estimated population by municipality as of May 1, 2019. *2 Figures are preliminary figures and may be revised or changed at a later date due to detailed surveys of infected people.

Numazu City
Atami
Mishima City
Fujinomiya City
Ito City
Fuji City
Gotemba City
Shimoda City
Susono City
Izu City
Izunokuni City
Higashiizu Town
Kawazu Town
Minamiizu Town
Matsuzaki Town
Nishiizu Town
Kannami Town
Shimizu Town
Nagaizumi Town
Oyama Town

Eastern 20 municipalities

Shizuoka City
Shimada City
Yaizu City
Fujieda City
Makinohara City
Yoshida Town
Kawanehon Town

Chubu 7 cities and towns

Hamamatsu city
Iwata City
Kakegawa
Fukuroi City
Kosai City
Omaezaki City
Kikugawa City
Morimachi

Western 8 municipalities

others

Total (Shizuoka Prefecture)

National Level Classification for Evaluating the Status of New Coronavirus Infections and Medical Crisis, etc., and the Prefecture's Response [Omicron Stock Version] (Operation from July 12, 2022)

Country Evaluation level

Indicator Share of new infections, etc.

Required measures

・Requesting citizens and business establishments to restrain their behavior as much as possible

・Restrictions on general medical care at the discretion of the prefecture and medical sites

・Necessary measures for each region, such as strong appeals to citizens of the prefecture, priority measures such as epidemic prevention, emergency measures, etc.

・Avoid behavior with high risk of infection・Take necessary measures to prevent the spread of infection

Implementation ・Strengthening of public health center system, required hospital beds

Securing in stages

Main measures taken by the prefecture according to the national evaluation level (Note 1) Restaurants Events

Requesting self-restraint and restrictions on activities stronger than level 3 throughout the prefecture

Requests to apply emergency measures and priority measures depending on the situation

1 week

sick bed

Going out/moving

Office

4 levels

Level at which countermeasures should be strengthened

Level at which caution 2 should be strengthened

Level to be maintained1

-

-

Exceeded maximum number of beds

Current bed occupancy rate and critically ill bed occupancy rate over 50%

Avoid

・In addition to level 2 measures, refrain from going out to places with a high risk of infection within and outside the prefecture, and refrain from unnecessary and non-urgent travel to other prefectures (Note 2).

・In addition to level 2 measures, shorten business hours, suspend operations, and refrain from offering alcoholic beverages (Note 2)

・In addition to level 2 measures, restrictions on the scale of the event (number of participants and accommodation rate) (Note 2)

・Comply with industry-specific guidelines ・Strongly reduce the number of commuters

Promotion ・Organization of visitors to facilities, etc.

* 1 and any of 2 to 4

(Status) Increased for 12 consecutive weeks

(per 100,000 people) 2,100 or more

-

(Bed occupancy rate) Upward trend at 320% or more

(Number of hospitalized patients) 4,100 or more, increasing trend

-

Strengthening and thoroughness of basic infection prevention measures (requesting movement restrictions, etc. as necessary depending on the infection situation and medical emergency situation)

・In addition to Level 1 response, call attention to actions that pose a high risk of infection

・In addition to level 1 measures, further thorough infection prevention measures such as frequent ventilation and avoidance of crowds

・In addition to level 1 measures, further thorough infection prevention measures

・Comply with industry-specific guidelines ・Implement measures to reduce contact with people

Thoroughness of

・Thorough implementation of basic infection prevention measures・Continuation of basic infection prevention measures

・Compliance with industry-specific guidelines

・More than 5,000 people and more than 50% accommodation rate ・Compliance with industry-specific guidelines

・Promotion of vaccination・Infection prevention measures of certified shops, etc. cooperate in acquisition Use of stores that have submitted a preventive safety plan and secured a medical system

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Infected - - Same as above Same as above Same as above Same as above

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(Note 1) Actual measures will be implemented as necessary based on the infection situation and medical emergency situation.

(Note 2) In the case of certified stores and inspections of all eligible persons, the requirements may be relaxed (if stronger measures are required, they will not be relaxed).