Since last month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has found that a total of seven patients have been reported to the country as having died at home.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare investigated cases where a person infected with the new coronavirus died at home using a system that aggregates information on infected persons from local governments and medical institutions.
According to this, a total of 91 people were reported to have died at home by the 16th of this month after entering this year.
Seven of them were reported in about a month and a half since the first day of last month.
The history of death, gender, age, place of residence, etc. are not disclosed.
It can take some time for local governments and medical institutions to report to the country after they die, which could further increase the number of people who actually died.
As the medical system becomes critical due to the rapid spread of infection, the number of people who are forced to receive medical treatment at home is increasing, and how to connect to appropriate medical care before the condition deteriorates at home. Is an urgent issue.
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare "Establishment of a system to promptly respond to sudden changes in physical condition such as hospitalization"
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "We would like to strengthen the health observation during home medical treatment and establish a system so that we can promptly take measures such as hospitalization if the condition suddenly changes."