Medical masks for urgent distribution of medical masks are targeted for medical institutions that are nearing the bottom New Corona April 25 10:14
About medical masks The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to introduce a mechanism for emergency distribution by the national government to medical institutions that are likely to run out of inventory.
With regard to high-performance medical masks such as “surgical masks” and “N95”, which are lacking in medical institutions all over the country, what has been procured by the national government has been sent to prefectures until now I was making a decision.
However, due to a series of voices that a sufficient amount was not distributed promptly, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will introduce a mechanism for urgent distribution from the national government to medical institutions whose inventory is likely to run out this month. became.
Every week, about 8,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide are surveyed via the Internet. Of these, facilities that accept patients with the new coronavirus or perform PCR tests will be urgently distributed if the inventory falls below one week. Is that.
To prospect the late next month also, such as medical protective clothing In addition, it plans to introduce a similar mechanism.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare estimates that the current supply of “surgical masks” is less than half the amount required by medical institutions, and securing medical supplies itself remains a challenge. I am.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has introduced an emergency distribution system and is urgently working with related ministries and agencies to secure the necessary amount of medical supplies.