In the case of spread of infection Injuries to the mildly ill at home based on local government judgment MHLW March 2 4:12
As the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Japan increases, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has summarized the idea that if the number of patients increases significantly and spreads in the area, the local government will switch the mildly ill person to home treatment at the discretion of the government .
The government has indicated measures to respond to the spread of the new coronavirus infection last month, but if the number of patients increases significantly and spreads in the region in the future, measures will be taken to secure a medical system for severely ill patients. He said he needed to switch and later showed his thinking.
According to the concept compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in areas where infections are widespread, virus testing is given priority to severely ill persons and not to mildly ill persons.
Currently, all persons with confirmed infections are hospitalized, but if there is a possibility that there will be a shortage of beds, mildly ill persons will be treated at home.
In addition, we require regional medical institutions to be able to respond to infections of dialysis patients and pregnant women.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "Since the medical system differs depending on the region, we want the prefectures to make decisions based on the actual situation after carefully explaining to the residents."