新型コロナの
流行期、
医療体制の
ひっ迫で
入院できる病床が
限られる
中、
高齢者福祉施設などでは
重症化した
入所者が
入院できずに
亡くなるケースが
相次ぎました。
During the COVID-19 pandemic, as the medical system became overwhelmed and hospital beds were limited, there were a series of cases in which severely ill residents at elderly care facilities and similar institutions were unable to be hospitalized and passed away.
当時の
実態を
検証するため、
鹿児島大学などの
研究グループは
施設や
保健所などを
対象に
調査を
始めることになりました。
In order to verify the actual situation at the time, a research group including Kagoshima University has decided to start an investigation targeting facilities and public health centers.