In response to the rapid increase in the number of people infected with syphilis, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set up a free temporary test site from the 3rd, where results can be obtained on the same day.
Last year, a record 3,677 people were confirmed to be infected with syphilis in Tokyo, a 12-fold increase from 10 years ago. I'm here.
In response to this, the city set up a temporary inspection venue in Tokyo from the 3rd, and started a free inspection in which results can be obtained in about an hour after acceptance.
At one of the venues, "Tokyo Metropolitan Health Plaza Hygeia" in Shinjuku Ward, blood sampling space and testing equipment were prepared.
At this venue, you can also undergo inspections from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm for three days from the 22nd to the 24th of this month.
In addition, on
the 7th, from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Sumida Industrial Hall in Sumida Ward, on the
11th from 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Tachikawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Tachikawa City. ▽ On the 16th
, you can undergo an inspection
at "Parthenon Tama" in Tama City from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm .
There are 40 inspections per day, and advance reservations are required by phone, but you do not have to reveal your name or address.
The phone number is
050-3646-0101
from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, including weekends and holidays.
Itaru Nishizuka, head of the Tokyo metropolitan government's infectious disease countermeasures department, said, "Syphilis is said to be a creeping infectious disease, with no subjective symptoms, and it can spread unknowingly, so I would like early detection and treatment." was talking