It turned out that the antigen test kit for the new coronavirus, which was distributed by Yosano Town, Kyoto Prefecture to people who had to go home during the Obon festival and summer vacation, was for research that had not been approved by the government.
Kyoto Prefecture has instructed the town that the unapproved test kit has not been confirmed to be accurate, misleading, and inappropriate.
Yosano Town has prepared 800 sets of antigen test kits to check for infections for those who are forced to return to the town during the Obon festival and summer vacation, and has been distributing them free of charge from August 7.
Test kits approved by the government are used in medical settings, but according to Kyoto Prefecture, the town distributed research kits made in China that have not been approved in Japan.
Unapproved research kits are sold on the Internet, etc., but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued a notification to the local government in February not to use it easily because the accuracy of virus detection has not been confirmed. I am.
Kyoto Prefecture misunderstood the distribution of unapproved test kits and instructed the town on August 13 as inappropriate.
Yosano-cho said, "I distributed it as a self-check when I returned home, but I'm sorry that I misunderstood that I could definitely diagnose the new corona."
The town continued to distribute the remaining 200 kits with cautions such as "cannot be used for diagnosis", did not collect the already distributed kits, and explained the situation before making each decision. It is supposed to be used in.