Kanagawa Prefecture says that it is necessary to reduce the burden on medical institutions and health centers due to the rapid increase in patients with the new coronavirus. We have decided to start a new mechanism that enables medical treatment at home without intervention.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, the number of infected people announced on the 21st was 3412, the highest number ever, and the work of medical institutions and health centers that accept fever patients is tight.
Under these circumstances, the prefectural infectious disease control council was held on the night of the 21st, and if positive tests such as free PCR tests and antigen test kits are confirmed by non-medical institutions, medical institutions and health centers will be available if the person wishes. I decided to be able to receive medical treatment at home without going through it.
It means that it will start operation within the next week.
It means that the person himself / herself can report to the system maintained by the prefecture online so that he / she can also issue a certificate to be submitted to his / her place of employment.
With the Omicron strain, the younger generation without underlying disease is less likely to become severely ill, and many are asymptomatic, so we decided to introduce it. increase.
We also decided to limit the survey of close contacts by health centers to facilities for the elderly and nursery schools.
Governor Kuroiwa said, "Since the number of infections is increasing explosively, we would like to proceed with efforts to maintain the medical care provision system with a different idea."