The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has relaxed the discharge criteria for patients infected with the mutant virus to the same criteria as the conventional virus, as the spread of the new mutated coronavirus has tightened the beds.
In principle, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has requested local governments to continue hospitalization for patients infected with the mutant virus until both tests are negative after being hospitalized for 24 hours or more. It was.
However, in areas where infection with the mutant virus is widespread, the hospitalization of patients has been prolonged and the beds are tight, so the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has relaxed the criteria for discharge to the same criteria as patients infected with the conventional virus. , Notified the local government.
Specifically, people who do not have a ventilator will be discharged from the hospital even if 10 days have passed since the onset of the disease and 72 hours have passed since the onset of the disease.
Asymptomatic patients can be discharged if 10 days have passed since the sample in which the mutant virus was detected, or after 6 days, two tests have been performed at least 24 hours apart, and if the results are negative in succession. I will.
In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conditionally allows mild or asymptomatic patients infected with the mutant virus to be treated at accommodation facilities, etc., but if the same criteria as discharge are met, the medical treatment can be canceled.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will consider revising discharge criteria when new data are available on mutant viruses.