New virus 24 hours a day for telephone consultation Outpatient services also expanded Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare February 16 at 6:11
As the spread of the new coronavirus spreads around the country, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to provide telephone consultation around the clock and increase the number of dedicated outpatient services for people who are suspected to be infected.
If you are suspected to be infected with the new coronavirus, call a consultation center established by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and health centers in each region, and if necessary, receive a referral from a local medical institution with a dedicated outpatient window I am going to see you.
However, with the spread of infections nationwide, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to open a 24-hour system in all prefectures to accept consultations.
In addition, we decided to increase the number of medical institutions with dedicated outpatient counters by more than 100, to about 800.
In the future, it is expected that inquiries by telephone from people who do not know or have no symptoms of infection will increase, so the requirements of those who should consult by telephone at the government expert meeting on the afternoon of 16th Etc.