Kyoto city to carry out PCR test on all pregnant women who are about to give birth New Corona May 1: 15:08
To alleviate the anxiety of pregnant women with the new coronavirus, Kyoto City has decided to perform PCR tests on all pregnant women who are about to give birth regardless of their symptoms.
According to Kyoto City, all pregnant women who live in Kyoto City and who are about to give birth at around 38 weeks of pregnancy are targeted.
Regardless of whether there is a suspicion of infection with the new coronavirus, it means that it is the first time in the whole country to target all pregnant women by conducting PCR tests.
Pregnant women are often worried about not being able to undergo PCR tests even if they have symptoms such as fever. Infection may spread to medical personnel attending childbirth, which will also prevent nosocomial infections.
In Kyoto City, multiple medical institutions have already started their own PCR tests, but some pregnant women have positive symptoms without any symptoms.
Kyoto City has decided to subsidize the full amount of the inspection cost, which is usually about 20,000 yen when there are no symptoms, and will budget about 100 million yen at the city council this month.