Background of infection confirmation of 92 people at Tokyo Nakano Ekoda Hospital April 13, 14:48
The following is a summary of the history of the spread of infection that Tokyo has been aware of at Nakano Ekoda Hospital in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, where 92 patients, including hospitalized patients, doctors, and nurses, have been infected with the new coronavirus.
The trigger came late last month when the hospital contacted the Nakano Ward Public Health Center, saying, "There are some hospitalized patients with fever."
The health center began the survey on the 1st of this month, and three days later, on the 4th of this month, the infection was confirmed in 5 hospitalized patients.
Based on the medical law, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will conduct an on-site inspection on the 7th of this month based on the Medical Law, and conduct a virus test on other inpatients and medical staff, as well as dispel the concerns of local residents. We instructed to publish information on our website and so on.
After that, as a result of conducting a test by expanding the subjects, 87 people including hospitalized patients, doctors and nurses were confirmed to be infected on the 12th, and the infection was confirmed at this hospital together with the five hospitalized patients identified earlier. It became 92 people.
According to the city, many inpatients have been confirmed to be infected, but the number of infected patients in total, such as the total number of infected patients, is not known because no information has been received from health centers.
The Metropolitan Government believes that there is a high possibility that an outbreak has occurred in the hospital, and is proceeding with information gathering, and is working closely with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and others on the route and other details.
Governor Koike "Large-scale cluster"
Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Koike said that 92 people, including inpatients, doctors, and nurses, were infected at Nakano Ekoda Hospital in Nakano-ku, Tokyo. "It has become a large-scale cluster. The public health center is in a tough situation, and the capital is preparing for the backup. "
On the other hand, while the city has requested business operators from the 11th to take holidays and shorten business hours, they rated it as `` a huge downtown area where people have really disappeared and it has become a sight that has never been seen. '' "A lot of families came out in the local shopping streets, and as a result, they made a" dense. "We have a goal to reduce contact with people by 80%, so please continue to ask." We called for the cooperation of Tokyo residents to prevent the expansion.