New Corona announces criteria to allow home recuperation Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare August 7, 15:25

Among people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, patients with mild illness and asymptomatic persons are supposed to be treated at accommodation facilities in principle. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has compiled and published the standards regarding whether or not to accept.

For patients with mild illness or asymptomatic persons who have been confirmed to be infected, in principle, medical treatment is to be provided at the accommodation facility in preparation for sudden changes in symptoms, but exceptional treatment at home is permitted due to lack of facilities. I am.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there are many people who wish to receive home medical treatment, and as of the end of last month, there are nearly 1,700 home medical treatments, which is 1.7 times more than those who receive medical treatment at accommodation facilities. It means that the burden on the public health center to judge is increasing.

For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has re-arranged and published the criteria for when home medical treatment is allowed.

According to this, the target of home medical treatment is basically a person living alone to prevent the spread of infection at home, and if there is a family living together, divide the living space on the condition that there is no smoker etc. It demands proper infection control.

If you have no choice but to raise and care for your child and receive medical treatment at home, the public health center will manage the physical condition of your family.

Furthermore, in order to prevent the spread of infection by going out, we will subsidize up to 4500 yen as food expenses for 3 meals a day and deliver meals, and in order to reduce the work burden of health centers that follow up on health conditions, use smartphone apps etc. It means that the patient will also be asked to enter their physical condition.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, “The accommodation and medical care remains the same, so we would like to continue providing financial support so that each prefecture can secure sufficient facilities.”