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COVID-19 death rate among Hokkaido dialysis patients higher than Japan average
July 9, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
The office of the Hokkaido kidney disease patient liaison council is seen in Sapporo s Kita Ward on June 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Yui Takahashi) SAPPORO The COVID-19 death rate among artificial dialysis patients in Hokkaido was as much as 2.7 times higher than the national average. During May and June, when the fourth wave of infections hit Hokkaido, nearly half of the more than 100 kidney disease patients receiving dialysis who were infected with the coronavirus at hospitals and other places died. Many dialysis patients have not been vaccinated, and they fear daily for their lives.
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Support team launched in Sapporo to provide disaster information to foreigners The Mainichi © The Mainichi Members of the Sapporo Assistance for Foreigners in Emergencies (SAFE) group made a courtesy visit to Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, on March 19, 2021. (Mainichi/Nozomi Genma)
SAPPORO The Sapporo Assistance for Foreigners in Emergencies (SAFE) group has been established in the capital of Japan s northernmost prefecture to support foreign victims in times of disasters.
Eighteen SAFE members, who can communicate in a total of nine languages including English, Vietnamese and Indonesian, will send out disaster information through their own social media accounts.