NHK confirms that coronavirus-appropriate hospital beds are 80%+ filled in Tokyo, Osaka, Ishikawa, Hyogo, Shiga, and Okinawa. Experts threshold of concern for imminent impact on medical care is 30%, again per NHK.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/coronavirus/medical/ …
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NHK reports that several prefectures which were unable to sustain the prior strategy of hospitalizing all diagnosed cases have begun moving less severely affected patients to hotels/etc or asking them to self-sequester at home, temporarily freeing up bed space.
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NHK reports that while reprioritization of hospitalization strategy and urgent measures to add more beds may buy some time, the situation risks a collapse in the provision of medical care, and that experts explain we cannot be optimistic.pic.twitter.com/OfUonSXE6c
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