On December 7, the Japanese government and the opposition parties held a joint meeting, at which Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered a speech in which he expressed a sense of crisis regarding the expansion of the novel coronavirus infection, pointing out that beds for critically ill patients are urgently needed, and that it is necessary to respond with a strong sense of crisis. He said that he is in a position to dispatch the Self-Defense Force immediately upon the request of the local governments and will do his best to support them.
The Japanese government is preparing to recently dispatch SDF doctors and nurses to Hokkaido and Osaka Prefecture, which are the hardest hit areas in the neo-crowning region.
Earlier, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference, “Osaka Prefecture and Hokkaido will work closely together to prevent the occurrence of serious illnesses and deaths, and do their utmost to prevent the spread of infection.”
Currently, the spread of neo-crown infections in Japan is getting worse, with 163,658 people infected as of 10 a.m. on Dec. 7, an increase of 15,379 people compared to last week.
In Osaka Prefecture, the number of new infections reached 2,343 in the week ending Nov. 30, and the bed occupancy rate for critically ill patients was 63.6 percent on Dec. 2. A “red light” indicating the risk of medical collapse went off on December 3, asking Osaka prefectural residents to avoid unnecessary and emergency trips between December 4 and 15.
The number of infected persons in Hokkaido exceeded 100 for 33 consecutive days, with the highest number of 304 in the past 11-20 days. Bed distress. Occupancy rate of 52%.
Tokyo reported 584 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on November 5, a record high. This exceeds the highest number of infections to date, 570 on November 27, and brings the cumulative number of infections to 43,377. The number of hospitalized patients increased by 23 from the previous day to 1,744.
Japanese Prime Minister Kan Yoshihide held a press conference at his residence on the evening of November 4, at the de facto closing of the interim Diet. He said, “I have a strong sense of crisis that the beds of seriously ill patients are becoming critical.”
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