About 13,000 new virus consultations nationwide Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare February 22, 10:41
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set up consultation services at health centers and other places nationwide for people with persistent symptoms such as fever. I understood that it was done.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has begun providing health centers nationwide from the beginning of this month for people who have a fever of 37 degrees 5 minutes or more for more than 4 days, people with strong laxity, elderly people who are more likely to become ill, and people with diabetes and other diseases. For example, we have set up a "Returnee and Contact Center".
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there are about 500 centers in all prefectures in Japan, and about 13,900 consultations were received by the 20th.
Of the consultations received, nearly 500 cases led to the outpatient clinic of a medical institution that was not open to the public when doctors and public health nurses at the center judged that it was necessary to have a virus test. Is going up.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has called for wearing a mask and thoroughly washing hands and coughing etiquette when visiting a medical institution, and has refrained from visiting multiple medical institutions to avoid confusion.