The first corona hospital in Tokyo begins operation Accepting patients with moderate or lower illness September 23, 18:20

The hospital in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, started operation on the 23rd as the first hospital in Tokyo to exclusively accept inpatients with the new coronavirus.

The operation started at "Tokyo Hospital attached to Tokai University School of Medicine" in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.



At this hospital, renovation work has been completed to ensure thorough infection prevention measures in the hospital, such as "zoning" that separates areas where protective clothing is required from areas other than that, and accepts patients in earnest. The operation started on the 23rd.



All approximately 100 beds accommodate only moderately or less inpatients infected with the new coronavirus.



According to the city, it is the first hospital in Tokyo to exclusively accept inpatients with the new coronavirus.



At this hospital, ▽ outpatient clinics for general patients and ▽ medical examination centers that provide human docks, etc. will be conducted as usual.



On the other hand, the city is to repair the facility of "old Metropolitan Fuchu Nursing Center" in the Fuchu, is scheduled to open as the second private hospital, to complete the construction work on the prospect of the next month, and then, as soon as possible It means to start operation.