In Hiroshima Prefecture, which joined the area subject to the state of emergency on the 16th, a PCR center was set up in the center of Hiroshima City to control the infection of the new coronavirus.

In response to being added to the target area of ​​the state of emergency on the 16th, Hiroshima Prefecture is requesting restaurants in the prefecture to close and shorten business hours, and to halve the number of people going out. I'm calling.



Under these circumstances, Hiroshima Prefecture set up a PCR center for people without symptoms in Hondori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, where restaurants and shops are gathered, and people who were immediately inspected visited.



At the venue, the person undergoing the test measured their body temperature and then submitted their saliva in a special container.



In addition to this, the prefecture has set up five inspection venues in total, including Fukuyama City and Higashi Hiroshima City, and although acceptance is currently suspended, people working at offices in Hiroshima City and Fukuyama City We are planning to conduct a large-scale PCR test on the subject.



A 52-year-old man who came to the test said, "I came to the test because I had an infected person at work, but I am grateful that it is free."



Katsuya Senoo, chief of the Hiroshima Prefectural Health and Welfare Bureau, who is in charge of measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases, said, "We set up a place where people are crowded because the risk of infection increases. ".



The inspection fee is free, but we accept reservations by phone from 10 am to 3 pm daily at 050-1741-6373.