In China, where the number of new coronavirus infections is rapidly increasing, the number of infected people is increasing rapidly in cities where many Japanese companies have operations, and the medical system is under pressure in various places, such as an increase in the number of severely ill patients in the capital, Beijing. It's getting serious.
In China, after the government relaxed the infection control measures for the new coronavirus on the 7th of this month, the infection has spread rapidly in various places.
Of these, in Qingdao, Shandong Province, where many Japanese companies have advanced, a senior health official said on the 23rd that the number of new infected people is estimated to increase by 490,000 to 530,000 per day. .
In addition, the health department in Dongguan, southern Guangdong Province, where the manufacturing industry is concentrated, said on the 23rd that the number of new infected people was increasing by 250,000 to 300,000 per day, saying, ``Medical institutions and medical workers are precedents. “We are facing unprecedented trials and pressures,” he stressed.
At a university hospital in Beijing, the capital, the number of patients accepted in the emergency room per day is about 500, which is 2.5 times more than usual, and 20% of them are severe.
Some hospitals in the city are responding by creating temporary intensive care units and increasing the number of beds for severely ill patients.
Hong Kong media reports that internal data from the Chinese government, which estimates that 248 million people, nearly 20% of the population, have been infected since the beginning of this month until the 20th, has leaked on the Internet, and the medical system is under pressure. is becoming serious everywhere.