Infection confirmation of 4 patients and 4 staff at Tokyo Metropolitan Sumito Hospital New Corona April 14 22:07
Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced at Tokyo Metropolitan Sumito Hospital that four people, three patients and one contract employee, were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus by 14th. The hospital says that the route of infection is unknown at this time, and it will put 42 doctors and others who have contact with patients at home.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed in 3 patients who were admitted to the same ward of Tokyo Metropolitan Sumitomo Hospital and 1 contractor who worked there.
One of these patients was hospitalized late last month and was discharged earlier this month, but was hospitalized again in the middle of this month due to symptoms of dyspnea, and as a result of the examination, infection was confirmed on the 14th, and he was seriously ill. Is that.
Another patient was hospitalized earlier this month and had a fever, and the test confirmed infection on the 14th.
In addition to the two, another patient and another contractor were confirmed infected on 9th of this month.
In response to the newly confirmed infection of two patients, the hospital will test 42 patients, including doctors and nurses, who have been in contact with the two patients and place them at home.
On the other hand, we are restricting new hospitalizations from the ward where patients were hospitalized from 9th of this month, but outpatients and hospitalizations in other wards will continue as usual.
The hospital has a ward that accepts patients with the new coronavirus, but the floor is different from the ward this time, and the hospital says that it is "strictly controlled and it is unlikely that the infection has spread". I will.
“I'm sorry for any inconvenience, but I'm sorry. The route of infection is unknown at this time, and we are investigating it,” said Deputy Director of Hong Kong Hospital, Beni Suzuki.