Consider drive-through method to expand PCR testing New Corona Apr. 9 at 5:24
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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to expand the number of PCR tests to determine whether it is infected with the new coronavirus so that it can perform up to 20,000 cases per day, almost double the current level. I am going to proceed.
PCR tests are conducted by national laboratories, health centers, universities, and private testing companies. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the maximum number of tests that can be performed per day is about 12,000 as of the 8th. It has become.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has a policy of expanding the system so that it can carry out up to 20,000 cases per day, and will use emergency economic measures to support the introduction of equipment by inspection organizations.
On the other hand, the number of these cases is based on the maximum operation of the inspection equipment, and the actual number of inspections was only 4,000 per day on average until the 6th of this month. The actual number of inspections will also increase.
In addition, the “drive-through method,” which is used in some areas, such as Niigata City, to conduct PCR tests while on a car, is being studied as it can be performed more efficiently while reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infections at medical institutions. I am going to advance.
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has a "specific prospect want to achieve as soon as possible but not standing" for the time of the inspection expansion.