The Ground Self-Defense Force, which provided medical support in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, ended its activities on the 13th as the infection was on a downward trend and settled down.
In Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, the Ground Self-Defense Force dispatched five nurses in response to a disaster dispatch request from the prefecture last month due to the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection and the serious strain on the medical care provision system.
Since the 31st of last month, we have been conducting medical support activities such as providing medicines to infected people and assisting in bathing and eating at facilities for the elderly where a group of infected people = clusters have occurred.
After that, as the number of newly infected people in Miyakojima City decreased and settled down, the Self-Defense Forces completed the two-week activity on the 13th and left the facility around 5:30 pm.
A staff member of the facility said, "It was a difficult situation due to the spread of the infection in the facility, but I am grateful that the Self-Defense Forces came to support me. I think I was able to gradually return to the appearance of the previous facility." Was there.
In Miyakojima City, 45 medical staff were dispatched from 18 institutions such as the Ground Self-Defense Force and hospitals in various parts of Okinawa Prefecture to provide support at the Prefectural Miyako Hospital, but most of the activities have been completed.