New type pneumonia Designated as "designated infectious disease" What changes? January 31, 18:36
A government ordinance will be enforced on February 1 to make infectious diseases such as pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus into "designated infectious diseases" and "quarantine infectious diseases" based on the law.
What will change by becoming a “designated infection” or “quarantine infection”? Summarized.
Forcible hospitalization and instruction for leave for a certain period of time are now possible
The Cabinet Order stipulates that designated and quarantine infections are infectious diseases caused by the new coronavirus. In other words, it includes not only pneumonia but also the entire infectious disease caused by the new coronavirus.
For designated infectious diseases, the prefectural governor recommends the patient to be admitted to a medical institution where infectious disease control is in place. You can tell
These patients include those who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, as well as those who are suspected to have the virus.
However, it is to be notified separately by the time of enforcement that the amount corresponds to the "suspected patient", and it has not been clarified yet.
On the other hand, it is not possible to forcibly hospitalize patients who are infected and have no symptoms, such as two men and women who have been confirmed to be infected after returning home on the first charter flight, but work restrictions And so on.
Medical examinations will be conducted upon entry into the country. Penalties for non-compliance
If you are designated as a quarantine infectious disease, if you enter Japan and have symptoms such as fever and a quarantine officer determines that it is necessary, you can have the quarantine inspect and examine at the quarantine station. There are penalties.
In the future, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will distribute a questionnaire to all immigrant from China with or without symptoms, asking them about their stay history in Wuhan and whether or not they have any symptoms. I am.
Expert "Need to prepare medical care"
Regarding the fact that infectious diseases such as pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus become `` designated infectious diseases '', specially appointed professor Mitsuo Kaku of Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, who is familiar with preventive measures for infectious diseases, said, It is thought that it is effective to specify as early as one day as a measure to suppress the spread of infection because treatment will be speedy. "
On the other hand, the number of specialized medical institutions that can respond is limited, saying, "It is not a designated infectious disease, but in the event of a new influenza in 2009, some patients complained of fever etc. The surge of outpatients and the lack of doctors and facilities made it impossible to carry out regular outpatient clinics, causing serious effects. "
A similar situation may occur depending on the spread of the new coronavirus infection in the future, saying `` If medical institutions and governments work closely together, and patients flood into a specific medical institution, another medical institution We need to devise ways to accept patients, such as undertaking medical treatment. "