According to local media reports, a 50-year-old severely ill COVID-19 patient from Japan was turned away from about 100 hospitals in Tokyo and had to be transported by ambulance for 8 hours before he was finally accepted by a medical institution.
According to a local news network, the unnamed man called 119, the emergency number for Japan’s fire and medical-related services last week after contracting the virus and beginning to have difficulty breathing. TBS Report.
According to the media report, an ambulance worker picked up the man and searched for a hospital, but it was reported that at least 100 medical institutions refused their admission due to his “bad posture”.
The next morning, about 8 hours after he made an emergency call, the man finally received treatment in a hospital about 50 kilometers (31 miles) away.
The Fire and Disaster Management Bureau of the Ministry of Interior and Transportation claimed that in the fourth week of July, 698 suspected COVID-19 patients had to wait more than 30 minutes to be admitted to the hospital, and the number was approximately 1.6 times the number recorded last week.
Tokyo comfirmed There were 3,709 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday-the third highest daily record in the Japanese capital. The total is more than 1,500 more than the 2,195 recorded the day before, and higher than the 2,848 reported a week ago.
As the Delta variant of the virus continues to spread across the country, cases have surged.
Tokyo Enter It entered the fourth state of emergency on July 12 before the 2020 Olympics to curb the resurgence of infection. The measure was originally expected to last until August 22, but now it will last until August 31.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Olympic Organizer claim There is no link between the Summer Olympics and the increase in cases.
Japanese government Promulgate On Monday, a policy requires COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms to be isolated at home instead of going to the hospital to ensure that the country does not provide beds for people in need of intensive care.
“The pandemic has entered a new phase…Unless we have enough beds, we cannot send people to hospitals. We have taken preemptive action in this regard,” said Norihisa Tamura, Minister of Health, adding The government may consider rolling back the policy in the future.
“If things don’t develop as we expected, we can withdraw the policy,” he added.
Express. The 50-year-old patient was accepted by a medical institution eight hours after dialing emergency services.
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