Coronavirus cluster found at Okayama City facility for disabled people
Okayama City announced on the 14th that 341 people were infected with the new coronavirus.
A new cluster occurred at the facility for the disabled in the city.
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Five people confirmed as infected with COVID & cluster announced at Tochigi facility for people with disabilities
Five people were found to be infected at a facility for the disabled in Sakura City by 16 April, which the prefecture judged to be a cluster.
8% of children in Japan look after people with mental conditions or physical disabilities
Some 8.7% and 8% of children said they were looking after their parents because of their mental disorder or physical disability, respectively.
Former employee of facility for disabled arrested over suspected theft from resident’s bank account
On 4th April, a part-time worker at Okumachi Kyokumae, Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of theft by the Aichi Prefectural Police, Inazawa Station for stealing a total of 400,000 yen in cash using cash cards obtained illegally from residents of a group home for disabled people where she used to work.
Resident beaten to death at Tokyo facility for the disabled, employee arrested
An employee at facility for people with disabilities in Ome City, Tokyo was arrested on suspicion of injury for beating and injuring a resident man. The man subsequently died, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the circumstances.
Coronavirus cluster found at facility for people with disabilities in Fukushima City
According to the Fukushima city ward, from the 23rd to the 27th, 12 people, including users and staff in their teens to 70s were confirmed to be infected.
After Coronavirus Cluster at Hokkaido School for the Intellectually Disabled, positive Staff forced to care for positive Students
At Muroran Kotosen Gakuen in Muroran City, where children with intellectual disabilities and others are enrolled, a cluster of new coronavirus cases broke out at the end of February, forcing the staff of the isolated facility who tested positive for the virus, to provide care to those students who tested positive for the virus.
Hyogo care home staff member arrested for assaulting resident with intellectual disabilities
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of hitting a man in his 40s in the face with the back of his right hand between 5.21pm and 5.23pm on January 12th, causing his right eye to swell up and bleed under the conjunctiva, a minor injury that lasted about a week.
Temporary care facility for children with severe disabilities opens in Kumamoto City
Seven staff members, including a dentist, dental hygienist, nurse, and physical therapist, are stationed at the clinic and accept about five patients a day. In order to prevent aspiration pneumonia, which is common among children with disabilities who use artificial respirators, special equipment is used for airway clearance, which assists in the evacuation of phlegm, and for the removal of tartar. The center also offers “e-sports,” a computer-based competitive game, as a way to help people find motivation in life and work for the future.
Yamanashi offers booster shots for employees at facilities for people with disabilities
On February 7th Yamanishi prefecture started offering the third vaccination shot against the new coronavirus for medical workers and others, as well as vaccination of employees of facilities for the disabled, where clusters are likely to occur.
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