Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has begun an initiative to distribute antigen test kits free of charge to desired residents and those who commute to work or school.
In Setagaya Ward, we have been making efforts to distribute antigen test kits free of charge to households with children attending nursery schools and kindergartens in the ward, but due to the rapid spread of infection, the desired ward from the 21st. The target has been expanded to include people, people who commute to work or school, and those who go to the ward.
Distribution began on the 21st at the venues of “Futakotamagawa Park” and “Karasuyama Community Center Square”, of which a large number of people lined up in the morning at Futakotamagawa Park.
The 71-year-old woman who received the kit said, “I’m very grateful that I couldn’t find it at the drugstore the other day. I may take care of my grandchildren, so I’d like to do a test before that to make sure they are not infected. I was talking.
From the 24th of this month, distribution will start at “Seijo Gakuenmae Station South Exit Square”, and 40,000 kits will be prepared in total by the 22nd of next month.
Also, from next month, it will be distributed free of charge at about 200 pharmacies in the ward, and 200,000 kits will be prepared.
Setagaya Ward says, “We want to prevent the spread of infection by allowing people who want to be tested.”