Government Rapidly establish a system to give priority to severely ill patients Rapid spread of infection 5/17 on April 5
With the rapid spread of infections, with more than 100 new coronavirus infections a day for the first time in Tokyo, the government has a rush to develop a medical provision system that treats severely ill patients with priority. is.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on April 4 that it has confirmed that 118 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
This is the first time that infection has been confirmed in Tokyo for more than 100 people a day, and the spread of infection has continued rapidly.
Under such circumstances, Prime Minister Abe discussed with Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato and Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura, who is in charge of the Special Measures Law on Countermeasures against New Coronaviruses, on trends in infected people and future responses.
In light of the fact that the Japan Medical Association complains that the medical field is in a critical condition, the government has a policy of urgently establishing a medical provision system that gives priority to treating severely ill patients in preparation for the future increase in infected people. .
In addition, we will secure hotels and national facilities for people with mild illness to recuperate, and support increasing production of medical equipment such as respirators and masks.
On the other hand, over the `` Declaration of Emergency '' based on the Special Measures Law, the government has said that `` We are holding up to the last minute and have not yet made a declaration '', and we will continue to carefully examine domestic infection status etc. .