Suga Vows To Secure Healthcare Services

Suga vows to secure healthcare services

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says the government will work to make sure healthcare services are available to deal with coronavirus infections during the year-end and New Year holidays.

Suga was speaking on Monday at a government taskforce meeting that was called to discuss measures against the virus.

Japan Faces Urgent Need To Secure Medical Staff

Japan faces urgent need to secure medical staff

Japan's government plans to ask prefectures to send nurses and doctors to each other to ease the serious strain on hospitals treating coronavirus patients.

Government officials plan to launch a framework for inter-prefectural cooperation by seeking the support of the National Governors' Association.

Tokyo To Secure Hotels For Mild-symptom Patients

Tokyo to secure hotels for mild-symptom patients

Sources familiar with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's health policy say officials are working to secure hotels for currently hospitalized coronavirus patients whose symptoms are mild.

The sources say doctors will be at the hotels to monitor patients. They add that patients will be hospitalized again if their symptoms worsen.

Tokyo To Secure 4,000 Hospital Beds For Outbreak

Tokyo to secure 4,000 hospital beds for outbreak

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials plan to secure up to 4,000 hospital beds to accept new coronavirus patients in case of a sudden surge in infections.

Officials on Monday held a meeting of a new coronavirus taskforce and disclosed future policies to respond to the outbreak.