New type of pneumonia Virus inspection will be carried out at quarantine stations at airports and ports
With the spread of new coronavirus pneumonia in China, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to conduct virus tests at quarantine stations at airports and ports to detect infected people earlier.
Currently, the new coronavirus test is conducted at a medical institution to collect patient samples and send them to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and the National Institutes of Health to check for viral infection.
With the spread of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to carry out virus tests at quarantine stations at airports and ports, saying it needs to carry out tests more quickly.
Inspections are conducted at 13 quarantine stations nationwide, such as Narita Airport and Haneda Airport.If a person who has traveled to Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has developed symptoms of fever when entering the country, The quarantine station staff will conduct inspections as needed.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will distribute a test kit to the quarantine station this week and hope to establish a testing system before the pneumonia is designated as a designated infection or quarantine infection.