Hyogo Prefecture city holds workshop on COVID-19 for care home employees
A workshop on preventing the spread of the new coronavirus was held in Kawanishi City for staff members of facilities for the disabled.
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Ibaraki disability support facility employee arrested for assaulting high school boy
An employee of a disability support facility in Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, was arrested for assaulting a junior high school boy who attended the facility.
Elderly Care Facilities Struggling in Coronavirus Fight
“At the care home, Barato Acacia Heights, in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the cumulative number of residents who have been confirmed with the virus stood at 71 as of Saturday, of whom 15 have died.”
Hospitalized kids in Japan offered remote story time sessions
A new project has kicked off in Japan to offer remote read-aloud story time sessions to children who are battling cancer and other diseases at hospitals, while avoiding person-to-person contact.
Sapporo facility for disabled children to be investigated after instance of abuse
According to the city government , a former male employee abused a child twice in May-July 2019. The male employee retired in August of the same year, but the city said that he was in violation of the obligation to respect persons with disabilities as specified by the Child Welfare Law. The city has not confirmed abuse of other users.
More instances of coronavirus found at Hokkaido facility for people with disabilities, a previous ‘cluster’ site
Hokkaido and Sapporo City announced on May 22nd that 6 people were confirmed as infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido. One person was confirmed at a facility for persons with disabilities and a medical institution where a cluster had previously been found. A new infection was confirmed by a male employee in his thirties who works at “Kouyoen”, a facility for the disabled in Engaru-cho, where 11 infected persons in total.
Japan local gov’t distributes masks to most vulnerable as ‘Abenomasks’ hit by delays
In the city of Ise in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, the local government has started delivering 25 non-woven fabric masks each to pregnant women in the city, and from May 20 it also started supplying masks to 75 disability welfare services centers, with between 50 and 300 delivered depending on the size of the facilities.
Double the number of welfare services in Kanagawa for people with disabilities closed due to the new coronavirus
In Kanagawa prefecture, where the declaration of emergency situation continues, it was found that the number of welfare services for persons with disabilities that are closed due to the spread of infection has doubled in the past month. On the other hand, although it has been closed for a while, the burden on the parties and family is increasing, and there is a movement to resume such services.
120 people at Chiba welfare facility, site of ‘mass infection’ now test negative for COVID-19
Regarding a welfare facility for persons with disabilities in, Chiba Prefecture, where a mass infection occurred with approximately 120 new coronavirus cases found, the Prefectural government confirmed on the May 14 that recent COVID-19 tests, including those who were receiving treatment within the facility, came back negative.
Changes in lifestyles during COVID-19 crisis causes anxiety for Hyogo disabled people
The spread of the new coronavirus affects people with disabilities who are more likely to feel anxiety about unexpected daily changes. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has called for the continued operation of facilities for the disabled as “necessary to maintain their lives,” but the facility has great conflicts regarding the prevention of infection. 99 out of the 2,600 outpatient facilities in Hyogo prefecture are closed, and users are facing a disruption in their rhythm of life and a large decrease in their income.
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