While the number of people infected with the new coronavirus continues to increase rapidly, the situation continues to be tense, with delays in adjusting the medical treatment destinations for infected people and responding to health observations at health centers in Osaka Prefecture.
In the jurisdiction of the Hirakata City Health Center in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture, the number of newly confirmed cases exceeds 200 every day, which is more than double the peak time of the 5th wave, and the health center responds with 120 people, which is twice the normal number. I'm hitting.
However, it takes time to enter new infected person information sent by fax from medical institutions, and the first call to all infected people is delayed the next day.
In addition, it takes time to make adjustments to decide whether to use accommodation or home by listening to the underlying illness and the situation of the family living together, and in some cases it may take a week after the infection is confirmed.
The number of people who are receiving medical treatment or waiting at home within the jurisdiction of the Hirakata City Health Center has more than doubled in a week, and there is also a pulse oximeter that measures the oxygen level in the blood that was previously lent to all home medical treatment people. We are in a situation where we have no choice but to limit the number of people who can lend, such as limiting by age.
Chika Shirai, director of the Hirakata City Health Center, said, "The number of infected people is increasing so that it can no longer be tested, and it takes time for mildly ill patients to do other work to save their lives. Isn't it time to shift to doing it in community medicine, such as by doctors? "