To secure 3,000 hotels for mildly ill persons, included in supplementary budget plan Tokyo, April 16, 6:14
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, Tokyo has taken measures to prevent medical disintegration, such as the cost of securing 3,000 hotels and other facilities where people with mild or no symptoms can stay while recovering. It was included in the supplementary budget plan.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government made a total of 12.9 billion yen in the supplementary budget for this year, which was compiled on the 15th, as a measure to strengthen the medical system and prevent the collapse of medical care.
Specifically, the company will book 10.8 billion yen for the cost of renting a hotel, etc., where people with mild or no symptoms can stay while recovering, and will secure 3000 people by June this year.
In addition, we will add a negative pressure device that does not leak air at some metropolitan hospitals and a dedicated ward equipped with a ventilator, etc., and also develop an outpatient facility to separate patients with fever from other patients. Has included 1.4 billion yen.
In addition, ¥ 600 million was recorded for the support of medical staff in dealing with patients, and 10,000 yen was paid per night as the cost for doctors and nurses who worked until midnight to stay at hotels near hospitals. I will.
The supplementary budget for this year, which includes these costs, will be submitted to the extraordinary session of the metropolitan assembly that will be opened on the 17th.