Atsushi Kato "New corona patients with mild illness need to consider their treatment at home" April 13 13:13
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said that in areas where the number of infected people is increasing rapidly, people with mild illness should be treated at home and live with the elderly. He said that it was necessary to consider measures such as renting a hotel for infected people who had difficulty in medical treatment.
With regard to the healthcare system in areas where the number of infected people is increasing rapidly, such as Tokyo, the government will maintain the functioning of hospitals and prioritize the treatment of severely ill patients, if judged by the municipality, will require hospitalization of mild or asymptomatic individuals. Instead, the policy is to switch to treatment at home or in a hotel.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato told reporters after the Cabinet meeting, "For example, we have received various consultations from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. He said that it was necessary to consider measures such as renting a hotel for infected patients who had difficulty recuperating at home, such as living with a pregnant woman.
He also stated that the cost of hotel accommodation and other expenses would be "set a burden based on the intent of using it as an alternative to hospitalization," and indicated that the government and local government would bear the burden if the local government judged it necessary.