58 people with disabilities who are confirmed to be infected Is it difficult to respond? New corona March 29, 5:00

Chiba Prefecture has decided to proceed with inspections of the remaining staff and residents of a welfare facility for persons with disabilities in Higashisho Town, Chiba Prefecture, where 58 people, including staff and residents, have been infected with the new coronavirus. You. However, there are cases in which residents may be upset by the situation where first-time people enter the facility, and Chiba Prefecture is extremely difficult to respond to.

At the Hokuso Nursery Garden, a welfare facility for persons with intellectual disabilities in Higashisho-cho, where mainly people with intellectual disabilities enter, a female cook in his 40s who worked at this facility on March 27 has a new coronavirus. Was confirmed to be infected.

Since there was a staff member who had fever from around this month about this woman other than this woman, as a result of the prefecture conducting further virus tests, on the 28th, a total of 58 people were infected, including 31 staff members and 26 residents. It turned out.

According to the prefecture, we will continue to inspect the remaining two staff members and 42 residents, as well as nine bureaus and short-term users, and expect to see results on the 29th.

Thirty-two staff members who were confirmed infected on the 28th had all been hospitalized, while 26 disabled residents stayed at the facility. Last night, the nurses at the facility checked the situation.

The prefecture and Funabashi City, which manages this facility, want to transport the resident to the hospital if necessary. However, due to the situation of obstacles, it is likely that a difficult response will be required.

According to Chiba Prefecture, "If the first person enters the facility, it is possible that the residents will be upset. It will be very difficult to respond, so I would like to cooperate with the government and the city of Funabashi."

Issues how to proceed with treatment

This time, the Hokuso Nursery School, a welfare facility for persons with disabilities, where outbreaks were confirmed, is mainly for people with intellectual disabilities. Some of the residents are sensitive to changes in the environment and it is difficult for them to be immediately admitted to general hospitals, and how to proceed with treatment in the future is a major issue.

Inspection and infection status

According to Chiba Prefecture, 93 out of a total of 146 residents and staff at the facility have been tested so far, and 58 have been infected. Of the 70 residents, 28 had symptoms, such as fever, out of 70, and 26 were confirmed infected. The remaining 42 and nine short-term admissions and tsusho users will continue to be tested.

In addition, about staff, we inspected 65 out of 67 people, and it means that infection was confirmed in 32 people.

In the future, residents

According to Funabashi City, where the facilities are set up, residents stay in private rooms, but gather in the cafeteria during the day to eat together, or in groups of 6 to 10 people to cultivate crops or produce crafts. I've been working. After receiving the confirmation of the infection, they have been living without leaving their private rooms since the 28th.

It is difficult for some residents to respond to changes in the environment and it is difficult to admit to general hospitals that are not ready for reception immediately, so it is said that they will stay at the facility for a while and receive treatment is.

The medical treatment of residents

According to Chiba Prefecture and Funabashi City, as of the 28th, there were no seriously ill persons, and at present, only the nurses in charge of the facilities usually monitor the health of residents.
In the future, we will consider dispatching doctors who are familiar with infectious diseases, and adjust hospitalization according to the symptoms of the residents.

Life assistance

On and after the 29th, staff with a negative test result will continue to provide food and other life support. On the other hand, nearly half of the 67 staff members have been infected with 32 people, so we would like to consider ways to get support from other welfare facilities in the future.

Further infection prevention measures

Funabashi City sent protective clothing, goggles, gowns, gloves and other supplies to the facility on 28th to prevent infection when providing assistance, and the staff will be wearing such equipment and responding. On the other hand, facilities do not have specialized know-how to prevent the spread of infection, and we plan to proceed with the advice of specialists in the future.