Regarding the medical care provision system for the new corona virus, Governor Arai of Nara Prefecture said at a meeting on the 4th that the government had announced a policy of providing medical care at home except for critically ill patients. We will continue to accept all infected people at medical institutions and accommodation facilities.
Governor Arai of Nara Prefecture said at a press conference held after the meeting of the Coronavirus Response Headquarters that the government had stated that it would be based on home care, except for critically ill patients. From the perspective of preventing aggravation and isolating infected people, we would like to adhere to the policy of hospitalizing and admitting all infected people. "
Due to the rapid spread of infection in Nara Prefecture, the 71 beds in total for the new corona beds of hospitals operated by the prefecture, which had been returned to normal medical use, will be switched to corona beds again.
At the press conference, Governor Arai explained, "In the fourth wave, we were not in time for the rapid increase in the number of infected people, so we would like to restore the number of beds in preparation for the spread of infection in the future."