Japan Likely to Extend Coronavirus State of Emergency
From Jiji April 24 2020 TOKYO – The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is increasingly expected to at leastContinue Reading
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
Saitama Prefecture to provide a Sign Language interpreter at Prefectural press conferences
Of the seven prefectures that were initially covered by the the state of emergency being declared in Japan, Saitama is the only the prefecture to have no sign language interpreter at the Governor’s press conferences.
As the ‘Golden Week’ holiday approaches, Japan’s care homes struggle with COVID-19
Care homes for the elderly and disabled face difficulties with the COVID-19 threat.
Japan care facility creates indoor hospital section after huge virus cluster found
To prevent the coronavirus spreading further, the facility’s interior is now split into “zones” based on the risk of infection. The residential area, which is prone to virus transmission, is labelled the “red zone,” and entry is prohibited to all but the on-site medical team and facility staff wearing protective gear.
Japanese disability group says “the mask is not expected to be distributed from the local government”
As the new coronavirus infection continues to spread, a group has investigated the impact on business establishments that support employment for people with disabilities, and more than half of the business establishments said that “the mask is not expected to be distributed from the local government.”
Woman, care home resident is Toyama’s first death from COVID-19
Toyama City announced on the 18th that one resident of a health care facility in the city died on the 17th, after testing positive for the new coronavirus test. This is the first time that a death due to the new coronavirus in the prefecture has been reported. The number of infected people increased by 13 to a total of 82.
Care facility workers say Government cloth masks too small for adults
Matsuzaki Akiyo, the facility’s manager, says she prefers disposable masks because cloth masks are said to be less effective in preventing infections.
Name of care home where disabled residents were killed and injured registered with Japanese Sign Language Institute
As the disability welfare facility in Kanagawa; where 19 disabled residents and 26 others were injured by Satoshi Uematsu in July 2016, is rebuilt in a new location, part of the name of the old facility “Yamayuri” was registered with the Japanese Sign Language Institute on March 27 so that the massacre is not forgotten.
Medical Systems in Japan in Peril amid Coronavirus Crisis
As well as a shortage of protective gear, doctors and nurses are on the brink of collapse from exhaustion. If the situation worsens, lives that could have been saved will be lost, a health care worker has warned.
Fall in sales of bread made at welfare facility due to COVID-19, places disabled people in a difficult situation
Sales of bread made by a welfare workplace for persons with disabilities in Saitama City have fallen sharply due to the effects of the spread of new coronavirus infections, which resulted in the closing of one of their childcare centers.
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