As the number of patients is increasing due to the spread of infection called the "third wave" of the new coronavirus, the number of requests to industry groups that disinfect the virus in Tokyo has more than tripled last month compared to April. The number is increasing, and securing work staff to handle it has become an issue.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Pest Control Association is a member of 125 companies in Tokyo, and is working to disinfect ambulances transported to hotels and hospitals where infected patients are treated at the request of the city and fire departments.
With the spread of the infection called the "third wave", the number of infected people in Tokyo increased to more than 600 on the 10th, and the association received 126 requests for disinfection work from the city and fire department last month in April. This is a 3.4-fold increase compared to 37 cases.
The breakdown was ▼ 99 cases of disinfection of ambulances that carried patients, which was three times as many as 33 cases in April, and ▼ 27 cases of disinfection of accommodation facilities such as hotels where patients were treated, which was 4 cases. It is more than 6 times that of April.
Of these, the total number of rooms disinfected at the accommodation facility was 1218, more than four times the number of 260 in April.
The staff is disinfected after receiving special training, and so far no infection has occurred due to work, but there are cases where work is done at multiple sites a day, and especially ambulance disinfection is requested day and night. Therefore, securing staff who can handle it is an issue.
Ryuichi Okumura, Managing Director of the Tokyo Pest Control Association, said, "I am working with a sense of mission in a job that cannot be said to be" impossible ", but how to secure staff as Corona prolongs is in the future. It's a big challenge. "