A man who serves as the secretary-general of a hospital in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, which has been providing medical care rooted in the community for 80 years, has mixed feelings between "medical care" and "economic recovery" just before the Tokyo Olympics.
Kazuki Kojima (38), who is the secretary-general of Sumida Chuo Hospital in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, spearheads new corona infection control measures such as in-hospital zoning and coordination with health centers at this hospital, which has continued for 80 years since his great-grandfather's generation. Is responsible for.
Mr. Kojima is worried that the number of patients will increase due to the gathering of people around the local Kokugikan, which is the venue for the Olympic boxing competition.
On the other hand, Mr. Kojima, who is also a member of the local youth chamber as a hospital manager, has witnessed the appearance of his colleagues who have been forced to manage hard, such as refraining from doing business for a year and a half.
Some of my friends started the tourism business of going around the Sumida River on a pleasure boat in anticipation of foreign visitors at the Tokyo Games, but now that it is held without spectators, the number of customers that I expected is It is a situation that cannot be expected.
Mr. Kojima said, "Of course, it is important to protect medical care, and it is a major premise, but at the same time, some people will have a hard time living if they do not turn the economy. If so, I think we must take thorough measures against infection and make the tournament better for Japan in the future. "