Health Ministry Lists 13 Emergency Symptoms


Health ministry lists 13 emergency symptoms

Japan's health ministry has issued a checklist of 13 coronavirus symptoms which indicate that a person should consult a medical expert immediately.

The list is designed for patients with mild symptoms who are recuperating at designated accommodation facilities or at home.

The list includes poor face color, purple lips, and breathing difficulties such as chest pain, inability to lie down, only being able to breathe in a sitting position, and heaving your shoulders when you breathe.

The health ministry says patients and their families should go through the check list twice a day.

It says that if any of the symptoms apply, people recuperating at home should immediately contact municipal authorities, and those at hotels should call nurses who are stationed there.