With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of people receiving medical treatment at home or in accommodations is increasing rapidly.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, among infected people, the number of people who are receiving medical treatment at home has reached 7,925 nationwide as of the 16th of this month, which is nearly 10 times higher than about two months ago.
As of the 16th of this month, the number of people receiving medical treatment at accommodation facilities has increased to 4,888 nationwide, nearly five times that of two months ago.
In some cases, the condition suddenly changes
In particular, since the end of last month, the number of people receiving medical treatment at home has increased significantly, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has stated that
▽ cases where the infected person or his / her family needs childcare or long-term care and must remain at home
▽ that the Japanese can not understand foreign infected people is increasing,
and even more
▽ property is not catch up to ensure the staff, such as nurses of those that are secured, thinking and can not be accepted case is happening It is supposed to be done.
On the other hand, there have been cases where the condition suddenly changed during medical treatment at home or facilities, and this month a man in his 50s who was receiving medical treatment at an accommodation facility in Kanagawa Prefecture was waiting for hospitalization at home in Hiroshima Prefecture 60. Each male in his teens has died.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare uses self-check sheets to follow up on people undergoing medical treatment, but there are limits to detailed management, so if you feel something is wrong with your physical condition, you should do so. It is also necessary to have a complaint from the government, and we would like to strengthen the system so that we can be hospitalized promptly in such a case.