Preventing the spread of infection on the island PCR test for passengers on the "Ogasawara Maru" August 11 11:54
To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Tokyo's Ogasawara village, which is about 1000 kilometers away from Tokyo, PCR testing using saliva for passengers on liner ships started on the 11th.
The inspection was started on the 11th by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Ogasawara Village, and private inspection companies targeting passengers on the Ogasawara Maru, which is the only means of transportation to the island.
In Ogasawara Village, there is only one clinic on Chichijima and one on Hahajima, and there is no medical system to diagnose patients with the new coronavirus.
The inspection is supposed to be performed using saliva, and at the Takeshiba Passenger Ship Terminal in Minato-ku, Tokyo, the customer who received the inspection kit collected and submitted the saliva himself.
The result of the inspection is within 24 hours after arriving until it reaches the island, and if it is positive, it will be isolated on the ship until it arrives, and after arrival it will be transferred to the mainland by the aircraft of the SDF, Those who are judged to be rich contacts will stay at the facility on the island for a few days for health observation.
In cities and villages, we would like to verify the inspection procedure, etc., and consider whether it can be used as a waterfront countermeasure on other islands.
A woman in her 60s who visited for sightseeing said, “I think there is a limit to the medical treatment of the island, so I think that it is better for me and the people of the island to know the test results.”