Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, has been targeting the PCR test assistance project that started in December 2020, as well as "living together with workers at facilities for the elderly" and junior high and high schools living in the city from January 12, 2021. -Added "Examinees" from the university. It is the first initiative in the prefecture to make "examinees" subsidized for PCR test costs.

 In the "third wave of new coronavirus infection", which is currently expanding mainly in Tokyo, domestic infections are increasing rapidly.Even in facilities for the elderly in Matsudo City, infections tend to spread within the facilities due to infections from cohabitants, and these measures are an urgent issue from the viewpoint of preventing clusters.In addition, in the examination season, which is about to begin in earnest, students who are preparing for the entrance examination are worried about infection.

 Based on this situation, Matsudo City will target the "PCR test assistance project" from January 2021, 1 to March 5 as "living together with workers at facilities for the elderly" and junior high school / high school. Expanded to "examinees" at the university.If you take a PCR test for new coronavirus infectious disease at a medical institution (any place), the test cost will be subsidized up to 2021 yen per case.By expanding the scope, we will strive to eliminate anxiety about infection among citizens and ensure safety and security.

Reference: [Matsudo City] We will subsidize PCR test costs.

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