Kanagawa Prefecture has decided to further limit the targets of health observations among those infected with the new coronavirus, such as those aged 65 and over and children under the age of two.
In Kanagawa prefecture, the spread of infection has not stopped and the burden on medical institutions and health centers is increasing, so from last month, the target of health observation by telephone is 50 years old or older or 5 years old or younger, or a chronic disease that leads to aggravation of diabetes etc. For those who have.
On the 19th, the prefecture announced a policy to further narrow down these targets to those aged 65 and over or under 2 years old, and to exclude those under 40 years old even if they have a chronic disease. ..
A pulse oximeter that measures the oxygen concentration in the blood will be rented to all applicants.
On the other hand, if the prefecture becomes positive with a simple test kit, etc., about "voluntary medical treatment" that voluntarily recuperates without going through a medical institution or health center, the subjects who were 6 to 49 years old until now are 2 to 64 years old. The policy is to expand it by the age of.
The prefecture will formally decide on such a policy next week.
Governor Kuroiwa responded to the interview after the meeting and said, "We cannot proceed without the understanding of the citizens of the prefecture, so we would like to explain it carefully and ask for its understanding." Was there.