From the first consultation, online or by phone, starting from the beginning of the week.
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To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in medical institutions, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced that it will start a mechanism that will allow doctors to be diagnosed online and by phone from the first consultation and receive a prescription from the beginning of the week.
In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection at medical institutions, `` online medical treatment '' that allows consultation at home etc. using the Internet will be approved from the first medical treatment, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announces that it will start the mechanism from the beginning of the week Did.
It is assumed that online medical treatment will be provided through video, but patients without a PC or smartphone can also be contacted by telephone at the discretion of the doctor.
It means that the medicine will be available for delivery from the first consultation with the pharmacist's medication instruction via the Internet and telephone.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will publish a list of medical institutions that support these systems, organized by prefecture.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said at a press conference, "I would like many people to check whether nearby medical institutions and pharmacies are compatible."