In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection in long-term care facilities, Hakodate City, Hokkaido will regularly carry out PCR tests, etc. for all 5,000 employees of admission-type welfare facilities from February. I did.
In Hakodate City, on January 15th, an outbreak of a cluster of infected people was confirmed at the "Meiwaen" relief facility for the disabled and the elderly.
According to the city, there is a high possibility that the infection has spread from employees.
For this reason, the city regularly conducts PCR tests and antigen tests once a month from February on all employees of about 250 in-house welfare facilities, about 5,000 people, to check for infections. I will confirm it.
Hakodate City will bear the cost of the test and will continue until vaccination with the new coronavirus begins.
Mayor Toshiki Kudo of Hakodate City said, "If the infection spreads in welfare facilities, there is a high risk that the residents will become seriously ill and it may put pressure on the medical system. We would like to carry out regular employee inspections to thoroughly prevent infection. I'm talking.