Regarding the government's policy of treating patients at home, excluding critically ill patients, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura, at the House of Representatives Health and Labor Committee, responded to patients at high risk of becoming severely ill while the infection situation deteriorated sharply. He said that it was necessary to secure a bed in order to do so, and asked for his understanding.
Regarding the medical care provision system for the new coronavirus, the government has decided to prioritize hospitalization for critically ill patients and those at high risk of aggravation, while for other people, based on home care and strengthening health observation. I summarized.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura said in a closing examination of the House of Representatives Health, Labor and Welfare Committee held on the 4th, "There are various patients with moderate illness, but those who are in respiratory control will not be hospitalized and will be returned to their homes. It is impossible. I am fully aware of the medical field, and I made a clear statement at the meeting between medical personnel and Prime Minister Kan yesterday. "
On top of that, "The phase has changed, and with the rapid increase in infections in April and May in Kansai, there was a problem that people who had to enter the hospital could not cope with it because they had no bed. If we don't have enough beds to a certain extent, we can't transport such people in a hurry, so for those who have a relatively low risk of becoming seriously ill, we decided to take the initiative to deal with them at home. " ..
In addition, Shigeru Omi, chairman of the government subcommittee, said, "Since there is a risk that people with mild or asymptomatic medical care will become seriously ill at home, there are three points such as medical institutions, accommodation facilities, and home as a system that can be immediately linked to medical care. The debate about "at home or at a medical institution" simplifies the problem a bit. "