Confirmation of 5 new corona infections at a group home for the disabled September 17, 20:28, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
At a group home for the disabled in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, it was confirmed that a total of five employees and users were infected with the new coronavirus.
The ward responds by assuming that a group of infected people = a cluster has occurred.
According to the Edogawa Public Health Center, two female employees in their 50s and 60s and those in their 40s and 50s will be using it by the 17th at the group home for the disabled, "Edogawa Nanohana no Kai Arumeria 1" in Edogawa Ward. It was found that a total of 5 people, 3 of whom were infected with the new coronavirus.
The user is hospitalized but not seriously ill.
According to the ward, all employees took care of the surroundings of the users, such as providing meals and cleaning common spaces in the facility.
The ward health center considers that the infection has spread in the facility, disinfects the facility, and continues to investigate close contacts, and will carry out PCR tests in sequence.