Newly established “Infectious Disease Control Department” in Tokyo Tokyo Strengthening response measures New Corona July 9 20:06
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to newly set up an “Infectious Diseases Control Department” consisting of about 100 staff at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Welfare Bureau in order to strengthen its organizational response to the new coronavirus. It means that this new organization will play a central role in advancing the examination for the establishment of the "Tokyo version of CDC = Center for Disease Control and Prevention".
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that it will establish a new "Infectious Disease Control Department" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Welfare Bureau in order to build an inspection/medical system for the second wave of the new coronavirus and strengthen cooperation with public health centers.
The Infectious Diseases Control Department will have three sections, which will be established on the 13th of this month with about 100 staff members.
Specifically, the “Planning Section” is in charge of overall coordination of the entire department, and the “Quarantine/Information Management Section” is in cooperation with the public health center to collect patient information for investigation and analysis.
The "Business Promotion Section" will be responsible for adjusting the hospitalization of patients, improving the examination system, and installing and operating accommodation facilities for those who are mildly ill or who do not have symptoms.
In addition, in order to promptly take measures against infectious diseases, we will newly establish a director's post in charge of the “Infectious Diseases Control Department”.
According to the capital, the "Infectious Diseases Control Department" will play a central role in proceeding with the examination for the establishment of the "Tokyo version CDC = Disease Control and Prevention Center" that Governor Koike has promised in this election.