Tokyo Shinjuku "inspection spot" positive rate exceeds 30% New Corona July 16 15:46
"Inspection spots" to check for infections with the new coronavirus have been set up in various places, but the number of inspections at the "inspection spots" in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, where confirmation of infections continues, this month, the number of inspections has increased and the "positive rate" is also 30%. It is over. Concerns have been raised that the inspection system might be tightened if the infection spreads further.
Regarding the PCR test to check for infection with the new coronavirus, in addition to the test performed by the public health center in Shinjuku Ward, this April we will set up an "inspection spot" on the grounds of the "International Medical Research Center" in cooperation with the medical association. It was
Currently, 25 staff members such as doctors are conducting tests on people referred by their family doctors, and it is estimated that the maximum test capacity is 200 per day.
According to Shinjuku Ward, the number of inspections actually performed at the “inspection spot” had been averaging around 50 per day until last month, but since the start of this month, it has more than doubled to more than 120. Is climbing up. It means that there are more than 150 days.
In addition, the percentage of people who have been confirmed to have an infection among those tested here, the "positive rate," continues to rise. From April to May, it was around 5%, but last month it was 18%, and this month it was 33% at the end of the 8th, exceeding 30%, showing that the momentum of infection spread is increasing.
Healthcare professionals are also concerned that the inspection system may become tighter if the infection spreads further.