In Hyogo prefecture, where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading, the bed is getting tight, and it was found that the country has begun adjustments after receiving a request from the prefecture to dispatch about 140 nurses.
In Hyogo Prefecture, the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly on the 28th, with 600 people being infected, the second highest number ever, confirmed on the 28th.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there is a serious shortage of nurses in the prefecture, and even if the bed is tight and the oxygen concentration in the blood drops, some patients cannot be hospitalized and are waiting at home.
Under these circumstances, on the 27th, Hyogo Prefecture requested the government to dispatch up to about 140 nurses, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare began to adjust whether it could be dispatched from medical institutions under the jurisdiction of the relevant ministries and agencies.
Of these, 43 are being urgently requested by Hyogo Prefecture to be dispatched to 6 medical institutions, including medical institutions that accept critically ill patients.
This month, the government secured 122 nurses in response to a request from Osaka Prefecture and dispatched them in sequence, but since the prefecture also requested additional dispatch, how much can be secured at this point? The outlook is uncertain.