5 new infections at group homes, 9 in total, Towada Aomori April 11, 23:22
Aomori Prefecture has announced that five women in their 80s and 90s have been infected with the new coronavirus at a group home in Towada City. Nine people were confirmed to be infected at this group home, and the prefecture said that a group of infected people, a so-called cluster, had occurred.
According to Aomori Prefecture, five newly infected women in their 80s and 90s who entered a group home in Towada were newly infected.
Five of them are elderly, so they have no underlying illness or complications, but have no symptoms such as fever or cough, so they will be hospitalized within 11 days.
The facility has 18 residents and 16 staff members, and by the 10th, a total of four infected women, 80 women and three female staff members, were confirmed.
A total of nine people have been infected at this facility, and the prefecture is said to have developed a group of infected people, a so-called cluster.
On the other hand, the results of virus tests for the residents and staff other than nine were negative.
At the moment, five close contacts, confirmed to be infected on the 11th, including children and grandchildren who have come to visit, are five, and the prefecture has requested a 14-day home stay.
At this facility, the prefecture is examining the route of transmission, with some staff visiting Kanto since last month.
Because there are negative residents and staff at the facility, it means that the facility will be operated while continuing to observe health.
The prefecture states that although the cluster occurred, it was limited within one facility, and an unspecified number of people did not enter or exit, indicating that it was unlikely that the infection would spread outside the facility. Was.
Although 22 people have been confirmed to be infected in Aomori Prefecture, the number of beds specially designated by infectious disease designated medical institutions in the prefecture is 29, and the prefecture accepts infected people even in general beds and people with mild symptoms Means that we are preparing to be able to recuperate at the accommodation.
Facility manager "Everybody gathers in the hall ..."
After nine people, including the residents and the staff, were infected with the new coronavirus, the facility manager responded by telephone on the night of the 11th.
According to the director of the facility, "I'm very sorry for the locals, the family members of the infected people, and most of all the residents who have experienced this situation in our facility. I hope that the infected people will recover as soon as possible. "
Regarding the outbreak that occurred in the facility, `` As a group home, we tried to be able to spend a calm time by gathering in the hall and talking, but that is the factor that spreads the infection I think it has become one of the two. "
After that, to make it easier to communicate with the residents, it was clarified that some staff did not wear masks in some parts of the facility, and he said, `` I can not make an excuse if it is said that masks were not thoroughly worn. Was.
On the other hand, three officials said last month that they went to the Kanto region to help with weddings and moving children, but they did not know the route of infection because all were negative for virus tests. Showed recognition.
At group homes, the government will continue to operate the facility after taking measures to prevent infection while receiving guidance from health centers and prefectures.