New Coronavirus Expanding the scope of publicly funded inspections at 6:13 on July 20

In order to expand the test for new coronaviruses, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will add those who are considered to be at high risk of infection at work, even if they are not recognized as close contacts of infected people, to the subject of the test at public expense. Did.

While group inspections are being carried out at entertainment venues such as host clubs in Tokyo, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has compiled a new standard that expands the scope of inspections at public expense.

According to this, if there were no symptoms of suspected infection, only those who were recognized as rich contacts of the infected person were targeted, but it is considered that there is a high risk of infection in the workplace and the area where they live. People who can be used are also included in the target.

In addition, even if the result of a publicly funded test is negative, it is necessary to refrain from going out for 14 days, but we do not require such measures for newly targeted people.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare intends to encourage further cooperation in group inspections by establishing this standard.

On the other hand, professional athletes, people traveling overseas, and other people who wish to be inspected for socio-economic and cultural activities are not covered by public expense, but will be paid at their own expense.

The target of inspection

Tests such as PCR to check whether you are infected with the new coronavirus are currently performed on people who have symptoms suspected of being infected and those who are deemed necessary by a doctor or who are considered to be rich contacts of patients even if there are no symptoms. On the other hand, the government is responsible for the cost of the inspection.

On the other hand, tests to confirm that people who are at low risk of infection are not infected are not paid at public expense, and professional athletes, etc. take their tests at their own expense.

With regard to the way of testing, experts at this month's subcommittee against new coronavirus countermeasures set out the idea that a thorough PCR test will be conducted for people who are at high risk of being infected even if they have no symptoms. It was

Among them, for those who do not have symptoms, we divide the response according to the risk of infection, and perform thorough PCR tests for people involved in restaurants with entertainment and people in that area who are at high risk of infection. Trying to do.

In addition, for people involved in hospitals and facilities for the elderly who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill, for example, if one person is infected, it will be tested.

On the other hand, people who want to have an examination in order to carry out socio-economic and cultural activities have a low risk of being infected. is.

And it should be noted that the test may give a negative result even if it is infected with a certain proportion, or a positive result even if it is not infected. ..