In response to the record number of confirmed infections with the new coronavirus, Governor Maruyama of Shimane Prefecture said, "If the infection situation continues as it is, there is a risk that the medical care provision system will be heavily burdened." I strongly called for thorough infection control measures.
In response to the record number of confirmed infections with the new coronavirus, a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters in Shimane Prefecture was held, and as the number of infected people increased, fever outpatients became tight, and it took a certain amount of time to see a medical institution. It was reported that
Governor Maruyama expressed a sense of crisis, saying, "If the infection situation continues as it is, there is a risk that the medical care provision system will be heavily burdened and hindered."
Based on this situation, Matsue Health Center and Izumo Health Center, where many infected people are infected and their work is stagnant, are positive in the doctor's diagnosis even if they do not have a test for close contacts who have symptoms such as fever. In addition to making the decision, we decided not to test at all health centers if the close contacts, such as family members living together, were asymptomatic.
In addition, the number of people who are receiving medical treatment at home is increasing rapidly, and it is becoming difficult to deliver life support supplies immediately, so we decided to call on the citizens of the prefecture to stockpile food and toilet paper for five days at home. ..
Furthermore, regarding the limit on the number of people who can use restaurants, we have decided to request that the number of people in the eastern and western parts of the prefecture be four or less from the 15th of this month.
After the meeting, Governor Maruyama said, "It is a very serious situation and we need to take a tense response. With the cooperation of the citizens of the prefecture, we will minimize the spread of the infection to other people. I want to make an effort, "he said, and strongly urged the citizens of the prefecture to take thorough infection control measures.
On the other hand, Governor Maruyama said that the government has stated that there is no need to restrict actions at this time. I understand that the government is saying. The government plans to do what it can in the prefecture without wasteful negotiations on the premise that it does not have a particular sense of crisis against the rapid increase in Shimane prefecture. " I did.