As of noon on the 8th, there were 437 medical workers who could not work due to infection with the new corona or becoming close contacts in Okinawa Prefecture, and the impact on medical care is spreading.
All of them are working at 21 hospitals in the prefecture that accept people infected with the new corona, an increase of 124 from 313 as of 3:00 pm on the 7th.
Of these, the number of people infected with the new corona is 112, including 7 doctors, 70 nurses, and 35 clerks, which is about a quarter of the total.
According to Okinawa Prefecture, 14 medical institutions in the prefecture have reported that some medical treatment such as emergency medical treatment and general medical treatment is restricted.