Chinanews, August 4th, according to foreign media reports, Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Norihisa Tamura defended the Japanese government's decision on the 4th to require hospitals to accept only severely ill patients in principle, and warned that the epidemic in Japan has entered a "new phase". ".
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According to reports, the number of people infected with the delta variant of the new crown virus in Japan has continued to surge. In order to relieve pressure on hospitals, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on the 2nd that hospitalizations are limited to severely ill patients with new crowns.
The Japanese government decided that, in principle, only severely ill patients and those with a higher risk of becoming severely ill can be hospitalized. Patients with moderate and mild symptoms are required to be isolated at home, and their condition deteriorates before they can be hospitalized.
Public opinion is worried that this policy may lead to an increase in the number of deaths from the new crown in Japan.
Norihisa Tamura said on the 4th that the Japanese government changed the hospital's policy of accepting and treating confirmed cases of the new crown in order to prevent the shortage of hospital beds.
He said that requiring people with mild symptoms to stay at home can ensure that the hospital will not face a shortage of clinical spaces due to the surge in patients, and at the same time can ensure that the intensive care unit can meet the needs of critically ill patients.
Norihisa Tamura said: "Our epidemic has entered a new stage...Unless we have enough beds, we cannot allow all patients to enter the hospital." He said: "We must take precautions before they happen."