If an infected person comes out in your apartment ... April 27, 16:41
"What if a corona infected person came out of my apartment?" "Elevator is 3 dense and let's do it." "If a corona infected person appears in the apartment, will the management company sterilize it?" Posted on Twitter This is the voice of anxiety from the residents of the apartment. What happens if someone infected with the new coronavirus appears in the apartment where I live?
Disinfection is required for infected people and residents in the apartment!
Mr. Norihiro Mizushima, Vice Chairman of the Federation of Condominium Management Unions, spoke with us.
"I don't know how to disinfect the condominium."
Mr. Mizushima was consulted by the management association of this condominium when there were two infected people in a condominium in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
Mizushima went to the public health center and asked, "Can you disinfect at the public health center?" But the answer from the public health center is ...
"For condominiums that are private property, the public health center cannot disinfect even in the common area."
There is a high possibility that residents will have to disinfect.
Disinfection in an apartment What is the point?
So what should residents do when they disinfect themselves?
We asked a person in charge of the public health center in Asahikawa to tell us the points.
"Disinfect common areas that many people directly touch"
▽ Auto lock button at the entrance of the apartment
▽ Elevator button
▽ Handrail
▽ Toilet in the common space
▽ Emergency stair door handle
Virus is It is said that it does not stay in the air for a long time, so it is not necessary to spray the disinfectant solution widely on the space.
"Chlorine bleach is effective for disinfecting elevator buttons and handrails."
Soaking a disinfectant solution of sodium hypochlorite diluted to 0.05% in kitchen paper etc. and wiping the entire surface is effective. Is there.
At this time, it is better to stop spraying the disinfectant solution. There is a risk of inhalation, and it seems that disinfection is insufficient because a small gap will be created just by spraying.
Worried about clusters?
What is worrisome is that if an infected person emerges in an apartment, it may cause a cluster infection called cluster.
I asked the person in charge at the public health center.
"Surely, if there are many people in the elevator, it is better to take the next elevator or use the stairs. Even in an
apartment, it is better not to have people gather at meetings or meetings. If you do all this, cluster infections are not likely to occur ”.
If an infected person appears, withdraw part of management work?
"I was told that if an infected person comes out in a condominium, the security and cleaning services outsourced by the management company may be withdrawn," he said in
a tower condominium in Tokyo. A woman who is an officer.
It is said that there are two major problems when the work outsourced by the management company is withdrawn.
1 "Can't enter the apartment even if an ambulance
arrives " This is when the entrance to the apartment is auto-locked. Usually, when a resident of a condominium that feels sick loses consciousness after calling an ambulance, the resident manager or the guards of the disaster prevention center often unlock the door. However, if it disappears, it will take time for the paramedics to enter.
I asked several emergency personnel what to do in such cases.
▽ Press the number of another room and ask the residents to open it. ▽ Enter from the veranda side using a ladder car. He said that in an emergency, he would take such a method, but he said, "There is a possibility that it will be a tough situation because we are competing for 1 minute 1 second at the life-threatening site."
2 “Can't collect trash”
Usually, before collecting trash in an apartment, make sure that the manager and the cleaning staff are properly sorted, and move the trash to the place where the truck comes. There are many.
If you evacuate, residents will have to do this themselves, which can lead to unsanitary conditions such as waste being delayed and storing in the room.
In case of an infected person, we are informing the residents that such problems may occur in the condominium of the woman who heard the story, and we are considering how to deal with it.
If there is an infected person ...
So what should the management union and the residents themselves do when an infected person is found in an apartment?
We asked Masakazu Motose of the Disaster Prevention Network Research Institute who is studying disaster prevention and crisis management of condominiums.
"If an infected person appears in an apartment, that alone can easily cause anxiety and panic, so I think it's too late to consider how to deal with it. Tools necessary for disinfection in advance in case an infected person appears. It is necessary to prepare and prepare who will do the work. ”At
the same time, Mr. Honda says that it is also important to prevent infections.
“In a condominium, you need to be aware that you are“ out ”when you leave your room, even inside the building. You must wear a mask even in the condominium. I would like you to consider measures such as alcohol disinfection at that time. ''