As the medical field becomes tight due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government has decided to strive to secure beds and medical personnel by building a support system that transcends prefectures, and is preparing for the year-end and New Year holidays. We are urgently taking measures to prevent the burden on the provision system from becoming more serious.
As the number of new infections with the new coronavirus continues to reach a record high and the medical field is tight, the government dispatches SDF nurses to Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, and to Osaka Prefecture medical facilities dedicated to critically ill patients. I am considering dispatching to.
In addition to calling on local governments nationwide to hurry to secure beds, we will build a support system that transcends prefectures with the cooperation of the National Governors' Association to secure medical personnel such as doctors and nurses. I'm going to do it.
On the other hand, Minister of Defense Kishi said at a press conference on the 8th that he would "provide as much human resources as possible, such as medical officers," but said that "it would be quite difficult to accept the request of the local government as it is," and medical care that can be dispatched. He expressed the idea that there is a limit to human resources.
In addition to the current situation where the shortage of medical personnel is becoming more serious, the government is expected to refrain from medical treatment due to the year-end and New Year holidays, so the burden on the medical care provision system will not become even more serious. I am rushing to take measures.