Japan doesn't even have an active coroner's test, and it just wants to fix it."

Japan doesn't even have an active coroner's test, and it just wants to fix it."

"If Japan is a successful model for responding to new coronavirus infections (Korona19), the answer would be to do nothing now."

When asked why Japan's infection rate is significantly slower than that of other countries, Masahiro Kami, president of Japan's Institute of Medical Governance, said in an interview with the Hankook Ilbo on Wednesday, "It makes no sense to think that Japan can recover faster than Korea and China without testing the gene amplification (PCR). He also stressed that the government should conduct active PCR tests on minor and non-probable patients like Korea and take cluster measures to detect collective infections.

Kami, a renowned doctor and an authority in the field of fungal infections and blood tumor and internal science, called on the Japanese government to conduct an active examination, citing Korea's "drive through" as an exemplary case at a hearing of the House of Councillors Budget Committee on Thursday.

-Please explain the situation of Korona19 in Japan in general.

Compared to Korea, the number of infections is smaller and the death rate is higher. This is because they did not conduct PCR tests and found the infected person. Japan's death rate is about 3.5 percent, but it will eventually become similar to Korea's, which is about 1 percent. Considering the fact that Japan's population is three times that of Korea and only some infections have been confirmed at present, the actual number of infections in Japan is estimated to be tens of thousands."

- The Japanese government says it will be able to conduct 8,000 tests a day by this month.

The real problem is the structure that is difficult to be examined. The number of counseling sessions was 5,414 on April 29, but only 159 people had received actual tests, and 251 were in 5,420 cases on June 9. The regulation itself should be eased, which allows the symptoms of fever to last two to four days and require consultation at the health center to be examined."

- Why is the Japanese government passive about the inspection?

This is because I thought the increased number of people who were confirmed would affect the Tokyo Olympics as well as the economic damage. The Olympics have been postponed, but I don't know if it will change. Perhaps he is conscious of criticism for "hiding the spread of infection in consideration of hosting the Olympics." In a word, you have no will."

- Tests have also been made possible at private hospitals, but there has been no significant change in the number of tests.

Ordinary hospitals also have no reason to be active in inspections. This is because other patients will be cut off when they are known to visit suspected patients. Front-line doctors are hoping that the government will quickly introduce a system like 'drive-through.'"

-The experts' meeting is concerned about an 'explosive infection.

It is unlikely that there will be an explosive infection in certain cities like Wuhan and Milan in Japan, resulting in a series of deaths. However, due to the nature of the population structure, there is a good chance that the number of deaths will increase due to infections in certain facilities, such as geriatric hospitals."

-There is a claim that the number of deaths of elderly people whose infection has not been confirmed increases.

About a million people die in Japan every year, about 20 percent of them die from pneumonia. They may have died without knowing the infection, but that doesn't mean that the majority of them are infected. The argument that the government intentionally controls is excessive."

- Under the current circumstances, it is too much to start school next month. The Tokyo governor even mentioned the possibility of a blockade, citing fears of a surge in infection.

The government has so far focused on the message that Japan is safe in mind of hosting the Olympics. As of now, Japan is the only major country that is not properly examined, so it is difficult to understand the exact situation. We'll probably go toward containment and closure like Britain and Germany."

- What should Japan refer to besides the prosecutor's office?

More than anything, it is a 'crisis ritual.' The Korean government and the people have been active in taking active measures due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) experience, as well as voluntary moves, such as social distance On the other hand, in Japan, the sense of crisis has been significantly weakened, with crowds flocking to cherry blossom viewing and martial arts games over the weekend."

- If Korea, China and Japan can cooperate in this incident.

There is a possibility of new infections in China in the future as well. The priority is to strengthen cooperation in information sharing and drug development through exchanges at the corporate and academic levels as well as between governments."