900 Welfare offices for persons with disabilities closed throughout Japan due to COVID-19
Written with extracts translated from NHK & NHK World April 28 2020 A study by the Ministry of Health, LaborContinue Reading
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Two employees at a Tokyo facility for disabled found to be infected with COVID-19 after ten were known to be infected
At a welfare facility for persons with disabilities in Shibuya, Tokyo, where an outbreak of the new coronavirus occurred, two new people were found to have been infected, bringing the total number of infected people at this facility to twelve people.
As COVID-19 affects care homes in Japan, a director of a facility for people with disabilities raises concerns
In response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus at a welfare facility for people with disabilities in Chiba Prefecture, the director of affiliated facilities told the families of people with disabilities about the current status of the facility.
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.
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.
‘Mass infection’ at Hiroshima social welfare facility requires tests on people ‘related’ to facility
Concluding that a mass infection occurred at the facility, the Hiroshima government conducted virus tests on people related to the facility.
Hiroshima facility for persons with disabilities confirms 18 new cases of coronavirus
A total of 18 people were newly confirmed to be infected, including 11 residents and 7 staff at the facility for intellectually disabled people, “Mishin Gakuen,” located in Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City.
Anxiety rises at Chiba Prefecture facilities for disabled people as “non-contact type thermometer is not available”
Shigeo Hoshino, the manager of Akebono-no-en, said: “The country attaches great importance to refraining from going out and refraining from contact with people. I’m afraid of the spread of the infection because of the nature of the facility, which means that people live in groups. “
After state of emergency is called, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare produces policy regarding care facilities for the disabled
In response to the emergency declaration, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced a response policy for facilities for the disabled.
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