How did the Tokyo Metropolitan Government respond to COVID-19?

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 contro...

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Published inGlobal Health & Medicine Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 67 - 70
Main Author Ohmagari, Norio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan National Center for Global Health and Medicine 30.04.2022
Subjects
health care system
infection prevention
Japan
policy
Policy Forum
public awareness
public awareness
Japan
health care system
infection prevention
policy
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Summary: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 Japan’s 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.
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ISSN:2434-9186
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DOI:10.35772/ghm.2022.01017