China News Service, August 22. According to "Central News Agency", the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee announced on the 22nd that among the Paralympics related persons, there were 30 new confirmed cases of new crowns, a total of 131 cases.
Due to the expansion of the epidemic and the shortage of medical resources, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun to discuss the establishment of temporary medical facilities, and related facilities such as the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic venues may be temporarily transferred for medical use.
According to reports, the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee announced on the 22nd that among the Paralympics related persons, there were 30 new confirmed cases. Two of them were overseas athletes but did not stay in the athlete’s village. They are still 14 days after their arrival in Japan. Isolation period of days.
The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games began to announce the number of infections related to the Paralympic Games on August 12, with a total of 131 cases so far.
Of the remaining 28 cases, 10 cases came from overseas, including 8 conference-related persons, 1 volunteer, and 1 media-related person; 18 cases lived in Japan, including 16 conference commissioners and 1 organizing committee staff. And 1 media related person.
On August 16, local time, Tokyo Dome Stadium in Japan became the new crown vaccination center, and people came to get vaccinated in an orderly manner.
Invaded by the delta strain, the epidemic in Tokyo continued to spread, and the number of patients receiving home recuperation continued to increase. By August 12, it exceeded 20,000. There were even cases where patients died due to a sudden deterioration of their condition while recuperating at home.
The rapid increase in home-care patients has also become a national issue in Japan. Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Norihisa Tamura said that it is necessary to discuss securing temporary medical facilities and require local governments to make relevant preparations as soon as possible.
Toshio Nakagawa, president of the Japanese Medical Association, said recently that he would recommend to local governments that large-scale event venues or gymnasiums should be used as temporary medical facilities.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reportedly began discussions on the establishment of temporary medical facilities.
One of the current possible plans is to temporarily transfer the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic venues and other related facilities for medical use.
The report pointed out that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic venues owned or managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and related organizations are distributed in many parts of Tokyo.
From the perspective of emergency medical care, many venues are quite convenient, and medical personnel previously thought that they could be used as temporary medical facilities.
However, since the Paralympics will be held from August 24 to September 5, if the competition venues are really converted into temporary medical facilities, it will have to be after September 6 at the earliest. In addition, because of the need to follow up Relevant agencies coordinate, and it may take time to wait for the actual conversion.
In terms of hardware, these venues were originally built for athletes and spectators. If they are to be used as medical facilities, strict infection control and related medical equipment are required. From the perspective of software, how to ensure that enough doctors and nurses are stationed is also a major issue.