Coronavirus – Page 13 – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 5, 2021 1

“We are by no means disregarding citizens’ lives,” says Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura in apparent reversal of COVID policy regarding hospitalization

Japan’s health minister Norihisa Tamura said Thursday that COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms will be advised to be treated at a hospital if the doctor says they have a high risk of getting more ill, under the government’s revised guidelines on coronavirus hospitalization.

“People with moderate symptoms will be hospitalized, in principle,” Tamura also explained at a parliamentary committee meeting.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 4, 2021 0

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Japan’s Experts Warn of Risks of Not Hospitalizing Moderate Coronavirus Cases

According to the health ministry’s guidelines, moderately ill COVID-19 patients are divided into the Moderate I and II groups. Moderate I patients have a short breath and show signs of pneumonia, while Moderate II patients suffer severer symptoms and need oxygen administration. The new policy would keep Moderate I patients at home.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 2, 2021 1

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Japan’s Govt: 74% of elderly fully vaccinated but need to “speed up vaccinations” highlighted

“The number of seriously ill patients in the 40-to-early 60s age range is increasing, so it is necessary to speed up vaccinations. If this generation gets vaccinated, then the younger generations, which include their children, will be more willing to get the vaccine.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 2, 2021 0

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Coronavirus pandemic hits employment opportunites for people with disabilities in Western Japan

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the facilities where people with disabilities work in Okayama Prefecture are under pressure. Events were cancelled one after another due to infection prevention measures, and opportunities to sell products such as handmade bread and handicrafts, which were sources of income, decreased sharply. This is because the number of orders from business partners has decreased significantly at business establishments that process parts as a subcontractor. Each facility is trying to find a way to develop sales channels and develop new products in order to support the lives of people with disabilities.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 1, 2021 1

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Six people confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus at a welfare center for people with disabilities in Gunma Prefecture

On July 31st, Gunma Prefecture announced that three employees and three users of a welfare service center for the disabled in the jurisdiction of the Isesaki Public Health Center had been confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus on the same day.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 20, 2021 0

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Possible COVID cluster at Saitama day care center for disabled children investigated

In Kawagoe City, a total of 11 employees and users of a day-care center for children with disabilities were found to be infected on july 18th, and the city is investigating the route of infection as a possible cluster outbreak.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 17, 2021 2

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Japan’s PM Suga thinks “It would be nice to have at least some spectators” at Paralympic Games

“It would be nice to have at least some spectators” when the Paralympics are held from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, Suga said, adding the decision will be made among organizers including his government, the Japanese organizing committee and the International Paralympic Committee.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 14, 2021 1

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“Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled” say women with disabilities in Japan

“We sincerely hope that you will listen to our voices and not rush to hold the Games. We sincerely hope that you will take the wise decision to cancel the event and carry it out.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 8, 2021 1

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Barrier Free Japan’s vaccine appointment has been cancelled due to lack of supply

Barrier Free Japan’s vaccine appointment in Kobe has been cancelled due to lack of supply of the vaccine.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 7, 2021 0

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Hokkaido’s Labour Bureau announces that employment rate for persons with disabilities in 2020 “lowest in the last 10 years”

The Hokkaido Labor Bureau announced that the employment rate of persons with disabilities through Hello Work in Hokkaido was 41.5% last year, the lowest in the last 10 years. Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the number of job offers from companies is decreasing.