As the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, the clinic in Hiroshima City is conducting medical examinations on New Year's Day.
Many medical institutions are closed in Hiroshima prefecture every year during the New Year holidays, but as the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, local clinics have been established in addition to emergency hospitals. I am in the clinic.
Of these, at the Mikami Internal Medicine Clinic in Hiroshima City, six doctors and nurses have been examining patients since 9:00 am on New Year's Day.
At the clinic, doctors and nurses wearing protective clothing and face shields lined up chairs in the corridor and answered calls from patients with fever before the clinic.
In order to prevent the spread of infection, this clinic has set up a dedicated private room in the hospital from the beginning of last month to handle patients with fever.
Yuichiro Mikami, director of Mikami Internal Medicine Clinic, said, "Although influenza is not prevalent this time, there is a sense of tension in the field due to the influence of the new coronavirus. Recently, I have been infected even without high fever and cough. If you feel any change in your physical condition, you should go to the hospital. "