The number of infected people in Texas, the United States, has surged. "Medical is in a critical situation."

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In the United States, where new coronavirus infections are spreading, a Japanese doctor working at a hospital in southern Texas, where the number of infected people is increasing rapidly, responded to an NHK interview, and the increasing number of patients put pressure on the capabilities of medical institutions. , Accused of being in a critical situation.

According to a Johns Hopkins University summary, the number of new infections reported in the United States on the 14th was the highest ever with more than 67,000 people.

Above all, in Texas, the number of new infections exceeds 10,000, and the number is rapidly increasing.

Dr. Yuriko Fukuda, who treats patients at Baylor College of Medicine St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, Texas, said in an interview with NHK: “We are poised to accept patients with the new virus, such as postponing non-urgent surgery. However, there are some hospitals in the neighboring hospitals where there is no room in the bed," he said.

In addition, the reason why the number of infected people increased sharply was "Restarting economic activities before the number of infected people decreased, the movement of people increased without thorough countermeasures against infections such as masks, and restarted even though the number of infected people increased. Is it because of not slowing down the pace?”

Regarding future outlook, he said, "Because measures have been started, such as the governor obliging to wear a mask, I hope that the increase will moderate." It's not possible to continue, so it is important to think flexibly and flexibly while considering how much risk you can tolerate."

US Army military physicians have been dispatched to a hospital in Texas to empower local health care workers.

The U.S. Army has sent 580 people, including military doctors and nurses, to a hospital in Texas to assist medical personnel in treating infected people.

A hospital in Houston, the largest city in Texas, has been treating 40 new coronavirus infected people so far, but the arrival of military doctors has made it possible to accept an additional 50 patients is.

"The nurses here are exhausted from overwork, and the dispatch of military doctors is really appreciated," said one of the doctors at the hospital.