At Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, in addition to viruses that have mutations that escape from antibody attacks, mutant strains that have spread in the United Kingdom and other countries, which are said to have high infectivity, have been confirmed by patients, and new measures are being taken against multiple mutant viruses. I'm under pressure.
At Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, the number of patients with the new coronavirus has increased for about two weeks, and as of the morning of the 9th, 16 people, both severe and moderate, have been hospitalized.
At the hospital, all patients who were confirmed to be infected were tested for the mutant virus, and among the 15 patients who got the results,
a virus with a mutation called "E484K" that escaped the attack of the antibody was detected. ,
▽ It is said that the infectivity is high, and a virus with a mutation called "N501Y" that spread in the United Kingdom and other countries was detected in 3 people.
This means that 60% of hospitalized patients were infected with the mutant virus.
In front of multiple mutant strains, hospitals were forced to take new measures to divide the hospital rooms by type, and the hospital rooms of "E484K" patients were classified by pasting paper.
In addition, since nurses and other staff members move between hospital rooms of patients with multiple mutant strains, newer clothing is added when entering the room to prevent the virus from being introduced and mixed through the staff members. I was taking measures to wear protective clothing.
The hospital has decided to increase the number of beds in preparation for the fourth wave, but there are concerns that the burden of dealing with the mutant virus will increase further.
Kenji Wakabayashi, assistant director of Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, said, "I'm surprised at how quickly the mutant strain spreads. I would like to respond while considering minimizing the impact on general medical care and emergency medical care. "