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.
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Of the seven prefectures that were initially covered by the the state of emergency being declared in Japan, Saitama is the only the prefecture to have no sign language interpreter at the Governor’s press conferences.
Care homes for the elderly and disabled face difficulties with the COVID-19 threat.
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.
As the new coronavirus infection continues to spread, a group has investigated the impact on business establishments that support employment for people with disabilities, and more than half of the business establishments said that “the mask is not expected to be distributed from the local government.”
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.
Matsuzaki Akiyo, the facility’s manager, says she prefers disposable masks because cloth masks are said to be less effective in preventing infections.
As well as a shortage of protective gear, doctors and nurses are on the brink of collapse from exhaustion. If the situation worsens, lives that could have been saved will be lost, a health care worker has warned.
Sales of bread made by a welfare workplace for persons with disabilities in Saitama City have fallen sharply due to the effects of the spread of new coronavirus infections, which resulted in the closing of one of their childcare centers.
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