New type pneumonia Returnees without symptoms Follow-up observation at a hotel in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture January 29, 21:10
Among those returning from Wuhan, China, where the spread of the new coronavirus is spreading, those who did not show any symptoms arrived at a hotel in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, where they had no symptoms. Follow-up observations are made until the test results are known.
The Cabinet Secretariat said that those who returned home on a charter aircraft and who did not have any symptoms such as fever and would like to stay at accommodation because of their distant home moved to a hotel in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture by bus And they are going to stay until the test result is found.
At the hotel, doctors and nurses, as well as staff from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, are on standby to manage health. Also, in the hotel, guests are required to stay away from other guests, and the accommodation expenses are borne by the government.
According to the hotel, on the morning of the 29th, there was a request for acceptance, and after stopping acceptance of reservations for the time being, users who had already made reservations were asked to use Kisarazu City and Kamogawa City, which are managed by the same group, in Chiba Prefecture. We have been making preparations by having the hotel change the accommodation.
After 6:00 pm, seven buses arrived, and people wearing masks stepped down one after another and entered the hotel.
Residents are to stay at the hotel until a test result is available and follow up.
Chiba Prefecture “I want to work closely with related organizations”
Chiba Prefecture held a press conference about accepting asylum-free people at a hotel in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, on a charter flight, and expressed their thoughts on how to respond while receiving support from a nearby hospital.
The prefecture dispatched staff and public health nurses to the hotel, and received support from doctors and nurses from nearby hospitals, while also showing the idea of responding to residents.
Nurses will be stationed at the hotel, and they will be transported to the hospital immediately if there is any person who complains of fever or other symptoms during the 24-hour system for health care and consultation of residents and hotel employees.
The prefecture says, "I'm staying in people with no symptoms and I think the risk of infection is low for now. I want to work closely with related organizations."