Donation of a corona cardboard box to a public health center for small and medium-sized business groups May 13 14:55
In order to prevent infection of medical staff who perform PCR tests for the new coronavirus, a group of small and medium-sized companies in Tokyo made a cardboard box into which they can carry out the inspection work and donated it to the public health center.
This cardboard box was donated to the Ikebukuro Health Center in Tokyo by the Tokyo Small and Medium Business Entrepreneurs Association on the 13th.
It is shaped like a telephone box and is 2 meters and 50 centimeters in height, with a transparent sheeted window and both arms open so that medical staff who collect samples for PCR can enter and work inside. There are two holes.
Also, as a measure against heat, there are also small holes to let the air from the blower blow inside.
Many people are not accustomed to wearing protective clothing at the PCR inspection site, and it is feared that the heat may affect the situation, so Takeshi Kashihara, director of the Ikebukuro Health Center, said, “By using a box I would like to be able to take samples without wearing them and reduce the work load. "
This box was made at the "Taisho Co., Ltd." in Kita-ku, Tokyo, which manufactures paper products. President Tanaka Kanae said, "The company is also affected by the new coronavirus, but even a little I hope it helps. "