Asahikawa Welfare Hospital in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, where a cluster of new coronaviruses is occurring, announced that the total number of infected people confirmed so far has reached 214.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, it is the largest hospital cluster in Japan.
At Asahikawa Welfare Hospital, a core hospital in Asahikawa City, 28 people including patients and nurses were confirmed to be infected on the 21st of last month, and the city confirmed that a cluster had occurred.
In principle, hospitals have taken measures such as suspending the acceptance of new patients and dividing the range of actions of infected and uninfected people, but the number of infected people has continued to increase since then. ..
As a result, on the 4th, 9 new cases were confirmed, and the hospital announced that the number of infected people was 214.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Asahikawa Welfare Hospital is the largest hospital cluster in Japan, and says, "We will continue to strive to prevent the spread of infection."