With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the Self-Defense Forces are providing medical support, and Minister of Defense Kishi will visit the Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, which accepts infected people, and consider the burden on staff, and consider the needs of the future. Also showed the idea of supporting.
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the Ministry of Defense is providing local medical support such as dispatching a nurse of the Self-Defense Forces at the request of the local government, and on the 11th, Minister of Defense Kishi is accepting infected people. I visited the Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital in Tokyo.
Since the hospital is currently accepting 25 infected people, Defense Minister Kishi inspected the area where the air pressure is kept low to prevent the virus from leaking out, and usually outsources it to a contractor. I was informed that the members who were in charge of treatment were responsible for cleaning the room.
Minister of Defense "The staff is under heavy load"
After the visit, Minister Kishi told reporters, "While the number of patients is increasing, the staff are responding well, but it is very burdensome. Based on the needs of infectious diseases from the region , We will continue to consider how much we can handle. "