A pregnant woman in Japan cannot be admitted to the hospital due to the new crown

　　China News Service, August 19. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 17th local time, a pregnant woman who was infected with the new crown in Japan could not find a receiving hospital. After giving birth at home, the baby died due to premature delivery. .

On the 17th local time, a pregnant woman who was infected with the new crown in Japan could not find a receiving hospital. After giving birth at home, the baby died due to premature delivery.

Image source: Screenshot of NHK report

　　According to reports, the pregnant woman is now in her 30s. She was 8 months pregnant because she was infected with the new coronavirus and was recuperating at her home in Chiba Prefecture.

　　On the afternoon of the 17th local time, due to heavy bleeding, she called an ambulance.

But because of the new crown, rescuers have been unable to find a hospital that can receive her.

A few hours later, the pregnant woman had to give birth at home.

　　Because the premature newborn could not receive emergency treatment at home, although he was sent to the hospital later, he died unfortunately.

Fortunately, pregnant women are not life-threatening.

　　In this regard, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu said on the 19th that he expressed condolences for the baby who died and said that the authorities would provide necessary support to ensure emergency and hospitalization mechanisms for pregnant women.

　　At the same time, Kato also stated that "the current (Japan) medical situation is indeed very severe, and this is a fact."

　　As Kato said, recently, the new crown epidemic in Japan has spread rapidly, and new diagnoses in many places have hit new highs in recent days.

As of 23:59 on August 18, local time, Japan had newly confirmed 23,917 cases compared with the previous day, with a total of more than 1.2 million confirmed cases.

　　At present, the occupancy rate of hospital beds in Tokyo, Chiba and Osaka prefectures has exceeded 50%. Among them, Kanagawa, Okinawa and Shiga prefectures have more than 80%.

The Epidemic Expert Group, which provided consultations for the Japanese government on epidemic prevention, judged on the 18th that the deterioration of the epidemic in Japan has been difficult to contain.