In Tokyo, the number of new coronavirus infections per day reached a record high on the 27th, but the number of doctors who treat patients at hospitals in Tokyo is that even patients with moderate illness need advanced treatment. As it is increasing, the pressure on medical care is raising a sense of crisis.

According to Akifumi Imamura, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, who is a member of the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and is treating at Komagome Hospital in Tokyo, a large amount of high-concentration oxygen is currently produced from the nose called "Nasal High Flow" among moderately ill patients. It means that more and more people need treatment to administer to.



Since this treatment is not a respirator, it is not included in severe cases according to Tokyo standards, but it is intended for patients with severe symptoms, and it is necessary to treat it while thoroughly taking measures against infection to the surroundings. Therefore, the burden on medical staff is heavy.



As of the 27th, the number of seriously ill patients in Tokyo was 82, but according to Imamura, the total number of patients receiving this treatment reached 91 as of last week.



Mr. Imamura said, "There are many people with very severe pneumonia, even if they are not considered to be seriously ill. In the future, if the number of newly infected people continues to be 2000 or 3000 every day, inpatients will accumulate and the medical care provision system will be squeezed. The spread of Delta strains may not stop the infection immediately, and it is an important phase to overcome this. "