As the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, at hospitals in Osaka City that accept mild and moderately ill patients, a cluster of 70 patients and staff is generated, and the number of patients exceeding the bed for the new corona is increased. It is a situation to be treated.
Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital in Konohana-ku, Osaka operates 19 beds for mild and moderately ill patients.
Late last month, it was found that 3 inpatients were infected with the new corona, and when the hospital was examined, 40 patients and 30 staff members were confirmed to be infected by the 9th, and a cluster occurred. I found out that I was doing it.
The hospital began accepting patients with the new corona from an adult age, and no clusters have ever occurred in the hospital.
Due to lack of manpower, the hospital has suspended the acceptance of general emergency services at night since 27th last month.
Infected staff are being treated at home, but patients who were originally hospitalized cannot be discharged, so we moved to a bed for new corona patients.
As a result, there are not enough beds for the new corona, and we are currently increasing the number to 30 by creating a temporary ward.
Due to the influence of the cluster, it is difficult for hospitals to accept new patients with the new corona from outside the hospital.
In Osaka Prefecture, the operation rate of beds for mild and moderately ill patients temporarily exceeded 100%, and some hospitals are operating more beds than planned.
Mr. Takahiro Nishioka said, "I am very sorry that the cluster has occurred and it is almost impossible to accept new patients. I thought that I had taken thorough infection control measures, but the infectivity of the virus is stronger than our common sense. There may be other hospitals with similar conditions in the background of the tightness of mild and moderate beds in Osaka Prefecture. Normalize the situation in the hospital as soon as possible. I want to let them accept Corona patients again. "