Ohmagari Norio
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Glob Health Med. 2022 Apr 30;4(2):67-70. doi: 10.35772/ghm.2022.01017.
Tokyo Metropolitan Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. While cities around the world are struggling to cope with COVID-19, the number of new positives and deaths in Tokyo has so far been relatively contained compared to other large metropolitan areas. In Japan, infection control measures do not prohibit people from moving around during a COVID-19 outbreak. However, people are not only refraining from travel and social activities at the request of the government, but are also using their own judgment to avoid risk based on information about the infectious disease. This plays an extremely important role in Japans infection control measures. Expectations are high in Japan for maintaining the health care system and minimizing deaths. It is necessary to steadily respond to these expectations while normalizing social functions.
东京都会区是世界上人口最多的都市圈。当世界各地的城市都在努力应对新冠疫情时，与其他大型都市圈相比，东京的新增确诊病例数和死亡人数迄今为止相对得到了控制。在日本，感染控制措施并不禁止人们在新冠疫情爆发期间四处走动。然而，人们不仅应政府要求避免出行和社交活动，还会根据有关这种传染病的信息自行判断以规避风险。这在日本的感染控制措施中发挥着极其重要的作用。日本在维持医疗体系和尽量减少死亡方面寄予厚望。在使社会功能正常化的同时，有必要稳步回应这些期望。
