Volunteer organization for preventing corona infection created a booklet at a shelter during a disaster

Corona infection prevention at a disaster shelter Volunteer organization created a booklet May 12, 5:48

In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection at evacuation shelters during disasters, a nationwide group of disaster volunteers has compiled information useful for evacuation life in a booklet. It also includes some measures that can be taken if people who are evacuating are in shortage of supplies due to a disaster.

This "New Coronavirus Evacuation Life Useful Support Book" has been compiled by the national disaster volunteer support organization network for people who operate shelters and those who evacuate.

In this, after telling evacuees the precautions of wearing a mask, washing hands and disinfecting alcohol, if water is cut off, and if there is no soap, wash water with a plastic bottle or a wet tissue and use alcohol for cleaning. If you don't have it, you may be able to substitute it with a synthetic detergent for the kitchen.

It also shows the concept of "zone division" for people who operate shelters.

At the school, people who evacuated are divided into four categories at the reception: “Infected people and concentrated contacts”, “Persons with symptoms such as fever”, “Persons who need consideration due to chronic illness”, and “General persons without symptoms”. According to the report, the risk of new infections can be reduced by preparing a dedicated classroom for each infected person and those who have symptoms and evacuating the general public to the gymnasium.

Even if it is not possible to secure a room exclusively for infected people, we recommend that you devise a space about 2 meters high by using a screen or curtain.

Ai Urano, Managing Director of NPO Rescue Stockyard, is one of the expert committee members who compiled the booklet, “Now it is difficult for volunteers from all over the country to come to Japan in the event of a disaster, and it is necessary to operate evacuation centers only by local people and local governments. In

this booklet, even people without knowledge can get a handle on what they need first, so I hope you will find it helpful. "

The organization decides to provide online training on the operation of shelters based on the booklet for local government employees and disaster volunteers.