As the number of people infected with the new coronavirus increases, the number of patients hospitalized is also increasing. Hospitals in Tokyo that are accepting inpatients with the new coronavirus have about half of their beds occupied as of this week, so they are wary of the spread of infection in the future.
Nihon University School of Medicine Itabashi Hospital, located in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, has set up an inpatient area in the inpatient ward exclusively for patients with the new coronavirus.
According to the hospital
, in addition to 8 beds for critically ill patients and pregnant women,
there are 19 beds for moderately ill patients,
and as of February 1st,
5 people are in the seriously ill bed
and 9 people are in the moderately ill bed. They are said to be hospitalized.
There are many cases where people are hospitalized for other illnesses and then find out that they have been infected with the new coronavirus, or because the infection has spread in nursing homes, and many of the hospitalized patients are elderly.
On the other hand, in addition to the elderly, hospitalizations are also noticeable among people with underlying health conditions, those who have received fewer vaccinations, and those who have been vaccinated for a long time.
The hospital is concerned that the infection will spread further and the number of hospitalized patients will increase in the future, so they are making preparations to expand the capacity to a maximum of 35 beds.
Deputy Hospital Director Tadaki Takayama said, ``The number of hospitalized patients has been increasing from last week to this week.People with underlying illnesses are more likely to become seriously ill, and we are concerned about the effects, and those who have been vaccinated for some time should receive an additional vaccination. "I would like you to consider this. The basic infection control measures will not change, so I would like you to go back to basics and be careful about wearing masks and sanitizing your hands."