In response to requests from the city due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, a series of requests were made to industry groups that disinfect ambulances that transport patients, and ambulance disinfection has already exceeded the number of cases in the last month. , I found that there are some cases that cannot be dealt with.
125 companies, including disinfection companies in Tokyo, are members of the Tokyo Pest Control Association, which disinfects ambulances transported to hotels and hospitals where patients are treated at the request of the city and fire departments.
Of these, the number of ambulance disinfection work performed at the request of the fire department increased sharply due to the spread of infection called the "third wave", and last month it was 193 cases, nearly four times the number of 49 cases in October last year, and this month. By the 18th, there were 204 cases, which was already higher than the number in the last month.
In addition to the original work such as pest control, the affiliated disinfection companies are receiving requests for disinfection at companies and schools one after another, and there are cases where ambulance disinfection work cannot be handled.
On the 20th, there were 17 requests for disinfection of ambulances from morning to evening, and although we coordinated with the contractor, only 7 were able to work.
Ryuichi Okumura, Managing Director of the Tokyo Pest Control Association, said, "We are working day and night with a sense of mission to help medical professionals, but we are in a state where we cannot do it due to continued requests that exceed expectations." Was there.
Contractor "It's annoying because there is a limit to doing everything"
At the disinfection companies in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, which are members of the association, in addition to the disinfection work such as ambulances requested through the association, the number of requests from companies and schools is increasing.
The company has been disinfecting medical treatment hotels and ambulances since disinfecting vehicles that carried patients from the cruise ship "Diamond Princess," which was found to be infected in February last year.
Last month, we worked up to New Year's Eve, and we were doing about 130 disinfection works, which is almost three times as much as last September, and it is normal for about 20 workers to carry out multiple places a day. is.
Mr. Ichiro Shimizu, the president, said, "Recently, the number of requests for disinfection in large companies and schools is increasing, and when working in a wide range, it is necessary to secure that many workers. Work in a company is done at night. In the daytime, when disinfecting a hotel where patients are treated, requests for disinfection of ambulances come in during the day, so there are cases where it is difficult to deal with it due to duplication. " I am.
On top of that, "There is always a risk of getting infected if you're not careful, so I'm working on several places a day in a tense state. I'm doing it with a sense of mission that I want to do something, but there is a limit to doing everything. I'm annoyed because of that. "