As the spread of the new coronavirus continues, medical teams have been dispatched to facilities for people with disabilities, where normal infection control measures are difficult, such as being unable to wear masks, and efforts have begun to provide guidance on infection control measures.
According to the police report, on the morning of July 4, at a facility for people with disabilities in Shibukawa City, a man in his 30s was suspected of injuring a resident of the facility by hitting him in the face with his fist.
The number of serious accidents at child care facilities in Japan hit a record high of 2,347 in 2021, with fatalities totaling five, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.
The Kanagawa Prefectural Government has announced that it will transfer the operation of a facility in Yokohama City, where some of the residents of a Kanagawa prefectural facility for people with intellectual disabilities, where 19 people were murdered in Sagamihara City six years ago, to another corporation starting next April.
Partly based on a child welfare bill submitted by the DPFP in February, the envisioned law is expected to call for a regular survey to identify and assess young carers and stronger educational and welfare support, as well as to specify the roles of the central and local governments.
There are 6 infected people, 2 staff members and 4 users, and all of them are women in their 30s to 70s. Although the hands were disinfected, some masks and ventilation were inadequate.
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.
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.
Some 8.7% and 8% of children said they were looking after their parents because of their mental disorder or physical disability, respectively.
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.
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