With the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection, the challenge is to support the rapidly increasing number of home caregivers.
In Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, we deliver groceries free of charge to patients undergoing home medical treatment in the city, and we also support the shopping of daily necessities on their behalf.
In Shiga prefecture, the number of home care recipients is increasing rapidly due to the rapid spread of infection, and the number of home recuperators increased from 130 on the 13th of this month to 1361 on the 20th, more than 10 times in one week. ..
The prefecture supports groceries such as retort curry and water for home recuperators, but even in Koga City, the city itself provides groceries such as fruits, bread, and pasta to patients undergoing home recuperation in the city. In addition to delivering it free of charge, we also carry out shopping for daily necessities such as omelets and toilet paper.
A leaflet will be distributed from the prefectural health center to those who have decided to take care of their home, and if the patient applies, the product will be prepared at the supermarket in the city, and the city staff will be at the front door of the patient's home. It is a mechanism to deliver to.
From this month, we have started to deliver additional jellies and snacks to families with young children.
On the 21st, two city officials received cardboard boxes containing cup noodles and sweets at the supermarket, and then delivered them to the front doors of two homes that were receiving medical treatment at home.
Takako Yinyama, Deputy Chief of the Koka City Life Support Division, said, "I can't go anywhere during my home recuperation, and I think it's difficult to prepare meals, so I'd like to deliver food and sweets to help as much as possible. I was talking.
Five family members infected one after another “House stock runs out”
A 46-year-old woman living in Koka City was infected with the new corona one after another in the wake of her son attending a nursery school having a fever earlier this month, and all five families with three children were infected with the new corona. increase.
The woman said about her symptoms, "I had a fever of about 38 degrees for about two days, my whole body was so sluggish that I couldn't move, and it was hard to go to the bathroom. But I was surprised if it was treated as mild. "
Since the whole family was infected one after another, I could not go out for more than 10 days, I ran out of food stock in my house, and my child's diapers were running out, so I was in trouble because I could not go shopping. It means that it was.
Therefore, using the food support and shopping agency provided by Koka City, we asked them to deliver food items such as bread, milk, and bananas, and children's diapers to the front door.
The woman said, "I used to take measures against infection, such as masking, washing my hands, and not going to the crowds, but I couldn't prevent it if even one family member took it, and it was difficult to prepare in advance. I couldn't even go buy what I needed, and I was really in trouble, so it was a great help. "