Chiba Pref.Adjusted for mild cases at hotels, etc. 18:38 on April 10 due to spread of infection
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the number of patients has rapidly increased since the end of last month in Chiba Prefecture, and it has taken time to adjust hospitalization destinations. became.
Chiba Prefecture held a meeting of the Task Force on October 10 to report that it was expected to have 308 beds for those who were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
However, as of 4:00 pm on the 8th, 133 people were hospitalized at medical institutions in the prefecture, but 95 patients could not be hospitalized due to the time required for adjustment even though hospitalization was necessary. Some people are waiting for about a week.
The reason for this is that Chiba Prefecture has seen an outbreak of more than 110 outbreaks at welfare facilities in Tosho-cho since the end of last month, and the number of cases has been increasing rapidly, with about 30 outbreaks being confirmed in one day since this week. And
For this reason, there is a risk that it may hinder the acceptance of severely ill patients. I decided.
They want to secure about 100 rooms, mainly in the northwestern part of the prefecture, where many infected people are, and start accepting them at the beginning of the week.
Governor Morita said, "I want to hurry to start accepting the hotel as soon as possible."