容疑者全員にＰＣＲ実施へ　全国初、留置前に―警視庁

　新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、警視庁が逮捕した容疑者全員に対し、留置場に入れる前にＰＣＲ検査を実施する方針を固めたことが１５日、同庁への取材で分かった。留置場内での無症状者による感染拡大を防ぐのが狙いで、全国の警察では初の取り組みという。早ければ週明けから始める。
　警視庁留置管理１課によると、留置前に容疑者からストローを使って容器に唾液を提供してもらい、同庁本部に設置された検査機器で感染の有無を調べる。陽性反応が出た場合は医療機関で改めて診察を行い、容疑者の健康状態や犯罪の重大性などを考慮し、入院の必要性や陽性者用の隔離施設への収容などを検討する。（2021/01/15-17:45）

Tokyo police plan to conduct polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for the novel coronavirus for all arrested suspects before their are placed in detention facilities.
   The move, aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus in such facilities through infected but asymptomatic suspects, is the first such program among police departments nationwide, Metropolitan Police Department sources said Friday.
   The initiative will begin as early as next week.
   According to the MPD section in charge of detention facilities, suspects will be asked to supply saliva samples with straws, which will be used to check for infections using equipment at MPD headquarters.
   Suspects who test positive will be examined again at a medical institution, and those confirmed to be infected will be hospitalized or detained in an isolated facility for coronavirus patients in consideration of their health status and the severity of their alleged crimes.