PRESS CONFERENCE
Koji Wada, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health, International University of Health and Welfare
16:00-17:00 Thursday, August 5, 2021
The speech will be in English and QA will be in Japanese with English interpretation
Japan's Current COVID-19 Outbreak: What's the cause? What's the solution?
On Saturday, Japan reported over 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, with Tokyo confirming more than 4,000 cases. Both figures were new daily records, and authorities believe the highly infectious Delta variant is tearing through Japan's population much as it is surging throughout the world. Japan decided to extend the state of emergency already imposed on Tokyo to Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures and to keep the restrictions in place though the end of August. Is there a connection to the Olympics? What is the likely course of the outbreak? Can it be contained?
The FCCJ has asked Dr. Koji Wada to come to the club to discuss these questions. A professor of public health at the International University of Health and Welfare, Dr. Wada has had a distinguished international career, having served as an advisor in Vietnam, Myanmar and the Congo. Dr. Wada has authored numerous scientific publications, including a risk assessment of infectious diseases for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games that was published in 2018. Although that was well before the pandemic, the study gave Dr. Wada insights into the challenges of handling infectious diseases during international sporting events.
How to attend:
Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, the name of your media outlet, and FCCJ membership number. Due to space restrictions attendance will be limited to 20 people. Doors open 30 minutes before the event. Please sign in, giving your name and contact details at the reception, and have your temperature taken before proceeding.
How to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/c/FCCJchannel/live
Livestreaming of the press events will be available and video of this event will be uploaded to our FCCJ YouTube channel.
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Members watching the event online can submit questions for the speakers in advance using this submission form (English only).
TV crew: Please make a reservation at front@fccj.or.jp. Doors open for TV crews only at 45 minutes before the event. There will be five positions available for livestreaming.
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