Disability News Japan Podcast: Severely Disabled Woman Contracted COVID-19 in January 2023, Refused Admission to a Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital

In January this year, a woman who lives in Ota Ward, Tokyo, who has cerebral palsy, a speech impediment palsy and uses home visiting care contracted a new variant of the coronavirus and requested to be admitted to a metropolitan hospital, but was refused.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt

February 11, 2023

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By Barrier Free Japan

February 11 2023

TOKYO – In January this year, a woman who lives in Ota Ward, Tokyo, who has cerebral palsy, a speech impediment palsy and uses home visiting care contracted a new variant of the coronavirus and requested to be admitted to a metropolitan hospital, but was refused.

t all started on 4th January. The woman who has cerebral palsy and a speech impediment, contracted the new coronavirus and on the night of 5th January she deteriorated and called an ambulance; as she was using a 24-hour care centre, she requested to be admitted to a metropolitan hospital, which had an agreement with the centre. However, the emergency services could not find anywhere to admit her and she was sent home.