Six medical organizations such as the Japan Medical Association hold meetings to discuss measures to secure beds for patients with the new coronavirus, and expand the acceptance of recovered patients at small and medium-sized hospitals. We confirmed the policy of strengthening the acceptance system by coordinating.
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, securing beds has become an issue in various places, and six medical-related organizations such as the Japan Medical Association and the All Japan Hospital Association have set up new countermeasure meetings and held their first online meeting on the 20th. It was.
Among them, Chairman Nakagawa of the Japan Medical Association said, "People's cooperation is indispensable to overcome the new corona. We would like to share a sense of crisis and tension with the people and move forward together as we approach the critical moment of a state of emergency. ".
At the meeting, in order to secure beds, the acceptance of patients who have recovered from symptoms in small and medium-sized hospitals will be expanded, and the acceptance of infected persons will be expanded in large hospitals, while the function of ordinary medical care will be limited. Proposals were made to replace them with small and medium-sized hospitals, and discussions will continue.
Chairman Nakagawa later told reporters, "We agreed to make efforts to secure beds, whether public, public or private. There is a high possibility that clusters will occur in small and medium-sized hospitals. Depending on the region. I would like to make suggestions and support. "