Medical workers at Midori Municipal Hospital in Nagoya, where a COVID-19 cluster was confirmed in August, had been working with a constant fear of being infected given their suspicions over the hospital’s anti-virus measures, multiple sources familiar with the matter have told the Chunichi Shimbun.
With 24 patients and 15 nurses and nursing aides testing positive between Aug. 4 and Aug. 29, the hospital in Nagoya was designated as the first hospital in the city with a cluster. One of the infected died.
The sources claim the measures taken by the hospital to prevent the spread of infections, including zoning to separate the area with infected people from other areas, have been insufficient, and the workers were not given enough information or explanation about the measures.