Japan Society for Environmental Infectious Diseases Support for infection control at facilities for the elderly February 20 17:36
The Japanese Society for Environmental Infectious Diseases, which is made up of experts on infection prevention and the like, reports on new coronaviruses that are reported in Japan in succession, and holds seminars for facilities with elderly people who are at high risk of becoming severe And advised local hospitals that the infection would not spread, and decided to provide support for infection control.
It is said that the infection with the new coronavirus makes it easier for elderly people and people with pre-existing diseases such as diabetes and hypertension to become more severe.
The Japan Society for Environmental Infectious Diseases, which is made up of doctors and nurses who specialize in infection prevention, has decided to provide support to facilities such as special elderly nursing homes where many elderly people are located and local hospitals.
Specifically, we hold seminars for the staff of elderly facilities to ensure thorough health management of the staff, and the staff has been in contact with the elderly other than the user in charge at the facility. It is said that the measures that can be taken in the field, such as avoiding as much as possible and minimizing infection, will be spread.
It also advises local hospitals on measures to prevent the spread of hospital-acquired infections, and seeks to arrange for specialists to be dispatched as needed.
"When outbreaks occur in facilities for the elderly, the burden on medical institutions that accept them is high, and the risk of spreading infections within medical institutions increases. I would like to provide the necessary support so that people who are easy to save can be saved. "