Tokyo Metropolitan Government rents a hotel to move mildly ill patients sequentially April 17 17:56
In case of a sudden increase in the number of people infected with the new coronavirus, Tokyo will rent a hotel where the mildly ill patients who are hospitalized can stay temporarily, and will be transferred to the hotel sequentially next week. Was.
This was revealed by a governor of Tokyo at a press conference on the afternoon of March 3.
According to this, the entire hotel in Tokyo will be rented out, and those who are hospitalized with the new coronavirus will be gradually moved to next week for those who are mildly ill or have no symptoms. .
In Tokyo, 628 people were hospitalized as of the 2nd, most of which are mild or symptomatic.
A medical institution in Tokyo has secured 750 beds to respond to infectious diseases such as the new coronavirus, but in the future, people with more severe symptoms will be prepared in case the number of infected people increases rapidly. They need to make beds available.
Doctors and nurses will continue to monitor patients who move to the hotel, and if they become severe, they will be readmitted again.
At a press conference, Governor Koike said, “There were many infected people, nearly 100 yesterday. To prevent the collapse of medical care, patients with mild illness can spend a certain amount of time without stress while securing beds. I want to create an environment like this. "