In preparation for the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto told public hospitals such as the National Hospital Organization to increase the number of beds that can immediately accept infected inpatients by more than 20% by the end of next month19 For the first time on the day, we announced the policy required by law.
Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, the government has exercised national authority to sickbed public hospitals so that it can respond even if the infectivity is doubled in the summer in preparation for the re-spread of the infection. It shows the policy of securing.
On the evening of the 18th, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto told reporters to increase the number of beds that can immediately accept infected inpatients by more than 20% by the end of next month to 140 national hospital organizations and 60 community health care organizations nationwide. On the 19th, for the first time, we announced the policy required by law.
The National Hospital Organization and others have already secured about 3000 beds to accommodate new corona patients, but this request is expected to increase the number by more than 600 beds.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will request other public hospitals such as industrial accident hospitals to secure beds in the future.
Minister Goto told reporters, "It is a difficult problem to balance general medical care and measures against the new corona, but since it is a crisis response when the infection spreads, the government will take responsibility for sickbeds even if temporary restrictions are placed on general medical care. We will secure it. "