PCR test “If you keep increasing at the current pace, you will get punctured” Local Institute of Health August 7, 19:34

A council made by the local health research institute responsible for PCR tests of new coronaviruses held a press conference on the 7th and is preparing for expansion of tests, but if the number of tests continues to increase at the current pace He complained that the burden would be heavy and could lead to punctures.

The Local Institutes of Health have been set up in 83 locations in prefectures and ordinance-designated cities nationwide, and have played a central role in PCR tests for new coronaviruses.

On the 7th, the National Council for Local Health Institutes, which was established by laboratories nationwide, held a press conference to explain the current status of inspections and future prospects.

Among them, Vice Chairman Hiroto Shinomiya, who is the director of the Ehime Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, introduced that about 36,000 inspections can be performed daily in Japan.

On top of that, since the goal is to carry out more inspections from autumn to winter, preparations for expansion are underway in each region, while "If the number of inspections increases at the current pace, the maximum As we approach capacity, the burden will increase."

In addition, Takako Misaki, Planning and Coordination Manager, Kawasaki City Institute of Health and Safety, said, "About 40% of people are currently asymptomatic, and if we have to further test samples of asymptomatic people, we will get a

flat tire. It is an inspection to reduce the number of people who get seriously ill, so I would like you to take measures focusing on that point."