Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Association Introduces a PCR-only car to a medical treatment hotel New Corona May 6 11:31
In a hotel in Tokyo where people who are infected with the new coronavirus and who have no symptoms or mild illness are being treated, it has been found that a dedicated vehicle for conducting PCR tests outdoors will be introduced to reduce the risk of infection for medical staff. It was
We will introduce the Tokyo Medical Association, which is in charge of PCR testing at two hotels in Tokyo at the request of the city.
At the two hotels, the people who were hospitalized without any minor illness or symptoms moved from the hospital to receive medical treatment, but the room provided for the examination became a closed room, and the risk of infection by the doctor collecting the sample was high. It was pointed out.
The dedicated vehicle to be introduced is a one-box type vehicle, which is parked outdoors and a doctor gets in the back, and only the gloves on the hands are taken out to collect samples from patients outside the vehicle.
There are also facilities to keep the air inside the car clean, and the Tokyo Medical Association wants to start operation as early as 8th.
In the future, the Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Association will move the vehicle to a facility where a mass infection has occurred and inspect it, and in order to expand the inspection system while suppressing the risk of infection, "I can do PCR testing anywhere, It's a very effective way to control the infection. "