Thorough prevention of corona infection To dispatch experts for infectious diseases to school sites Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology September 28, 6:02
In order to thoroughly prevent the infection of the new coronavirus at school sites, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to dispatch infectious disease control specialists such as doctors who are familiar with infectious diseases to elementary and junior high schools and high schools nationwide. We will include the cost in the budget request for next year's budget.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, there are cases where it is difficult to judge whether the infection prevention measures in the school are medically appropriate while the response to the new coronavirus is prolonged at the school site.
For this reason, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to dispatch infectious disease specialists such as specialists and nurses who are familiar with infectious diseases to elementary and junior high schools, high schools, and special needs schools nationwide to thoroughly implement infection prevention measures. It was.
Specifically, the dispatched specialists will check the disinfection method and infection prevention guidance in the school, and also hold workshops for the supervisors of each school and seminars for children and students. It is expected to open, and about 1.4 billion yen will be included in the budget request for the next fiscal year's budget as the dispatch cost.
In addition, the rough estimate request should include the cost of disinfecting the school as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, and the cost of increasing the number of school buses in order to distribute the time to and from the special needs school. I am doing it.