Minister of Defense Kishi met with a self-defense official of a nurse dispatched to Osaka Prefecture for medical support as the infection of the new coronavirus spread, and said, "We will do our best to keep the incidence of serious illness and death low. I want you to do it. "
The Ministry of Defense will dispatch seven people, including nurses from the Self-Defense Forces, to Osaka Prefecture, where the medical system is tight due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and will provide medical support from the 15th.
Prior to this, Minister of Defense Kishi met with the second-class land lieutenant Kiyoka Hoshino, a nurse dispatched to Osaka Prefecture, at the Ministry of Defense on the evening of the 11th.
Lieutenant Hoshino plans to work at the "Osaka Corona Severe Center", a medical facility dedicated to critically ill patients, which will start operation on the 15th. "We will do our utmost to meet the mandates of the people." I stated my determination.
In response, Minister of Defense Kishi said, "Infection with the new coronavirus has spread nationwide, and medical care is particularly tight in Osaka. While paying close attention to one's own health, in cooperation with the local community, I want you to complete your mission so that the number of deaths can be kept low. "