The number of people newly infected with the new coronavirus continues to decrease in Tokyo, but what is the status of the beds?
According to the doctors in the field, although the number of hospitalized patients has decreased, there are some issues that the treatment is prolonged for patients who are delayed in hospitalization due to the tightness of the bed and become severely ill, or for patients with underlying illness.
Dr. Ayumu Yoshito, an infectious disease specialist at Saiseikai Central Hospital in Minato-ku, Tokyo, who treats patients with relatively severe symptoms, said, "Inpatients have decreased considerably from 30% to 50% at the peak (of the 5th wave). And now that it's easier to access the hospital, I'm starting to get treatment before it gets worse. "
On the other hand, "Currently, those who are hospitalized are those who became severely ill due to a delay in the timing of hospitalization when the infection was widespread. "There is," he clarified the current issues.
As an issue for the coming winter and the issue for the 6th wave, "While the amount of neutralizing antibody in the elderly who received the vaccine early is decreasing, will some people become infected and become seriously ill in the future? Since hospitals cannot increase the number of beds immediately, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation between the government, health centers, and hospitals now that the infection situation is stable, as a preparation for the future. I think. "