Health center in Tokyo Due to rapid spread of infection, work is tight. It is difficult to continue contacting health observation.

As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads rapidly, the health center in Tokyo suffered from an infected person who exceeded the 5th wave of last year, and the work became tight. Some people are complaining that it is difficult to continue.

In Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, the number of infected people began to increase rapidly from last week, and the number of newly confirmed people was 225 on the 17th and 305 on the 18th, the highest number at the time of the 5th wave in August last year, 218. We have updated the record high for two consecutive days.

For this reason, at the Shinagawa Ward Health Center, 40 people from other departments of the ward office have newly joined the support from the 19th and are responding with twice the normal system, but as of the morning of the 19th, there are patients who have never been contacted. We are in a situation where health observation cannot keep up with the number of 550 people.

For this reason, we asked local doctors to cooperate and take charge of observing the health of some patients, and switched to a method in which patients in their 20s and 30s can enter their health status on their smartphones without calling. about it.

Furthermore, since the close contact was not available for the investigation, in principle, the health center decided not to contact them.

Shinagawa Ward complains that if the number of patients continues to increase, it will be difficult to continue daily health observations for all patients.

Shinagawa Ward Health Center "I want everyone to review their health observations every day."

Shinagawa Ward Health Center's chief of health prevention section, Uko Takachopsticks, said, "The infection is spreading rapidly at an unfolding rate, and we are in a critical situation. If we continue the current method, the system will collapse and it will become serious. I'm worried that I won't be able to connect people to medical care. I want everyone to review the current method of observing their health every day. "

On top of that, "Omicron strains are said to be relatively mild, but some people are hospitalized even if they do not have a high fever or are young. I want you to be inspected and thoroughly prevent basic infections once again. "