In order to curb the strain of medical care due to the spread of the new corona infection, in Kanagawa Prefecture, people with a low risk of aggravation, such as those who have no other illness, do not go to the fever outpatient clinic and do their own tests and voluntarily if they are positive. I have decided to widely encourage the citizens of the prefecture to recuperate.
Kanagawa Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the 27th, and even if there are symptoms such as fever, fever outpatients are offered to people aged 2 to 64 who have no other illness and are not pregnant and have a low risk of becoming severe. We decided to recommend that you do your own test without going to the clinic and if you are positive, you should take care of yourself.
"Voluntary medical treatment" is a system that Kanagawa Prefecture has been conducting independently since January, and if it becomes positive using an antigen test kit etc., if you notify the prefecture on a dedicated website, you can contact medical institutions and health centers. You can issue a "voluntary medical treatment report" that proves that you are undergoing medical treatment without passing through, or a "medical treatment certificate" that can be used for private insurance claims.
According to the prefecture, the number of applicants for voluntary medical treatment has been about 3,000 in the last day, but it was decided that further use is necessary to reduce the burden of fever outpatients.
In addition, the policy is to request that companies and other institutions allow voluntary medical treatment, as there are many cases in which companies and schools require medical examinations at medical institutions.
Governor Kuroiwa said, "Outpatients are busy dealing with people who are worried about fever and infection, and it is difficult to reach patients who should be prioritized, so improvement is urgently needed. I want you to consider it. "