[Firm] “This is hell.” Japan’s healthcare system collapsed.

So why the struggles?

It is partly because unprofitable coronavirus treatment is largely limited to public-run hospitals, which account for only about one-fifth of Japan’s 8,000 hospitals. Private hospitals, many of them small, are hesitant or unprepared to deal with coronavirus cases.

약 20%의 병원이 사설이며 수익성이 없는 코로나 환자는 관심이 없음

The government has also significantly reduced local health centers, which are key to infectious disease prevention, from about 850 in the 1990s to 469 in 2020, causing bottlenecks because of staff shortages and overwork.

1990년 850개소 지역 보건소가 현재 469개…

Less than 5 percent of about 1.5 million hospital beds in Japan are set aside for coronavirus treatment, an increase from less than 1,000 in April of last year, according to Health Ministry data, but still not enough.Only about 5% of hospital beds are used to treat corona…

In a word, a total mess…And today’s other news reports hit 1,300 people with critical symptoms.

Including an emergency in Okinawa…

Discussing the extension of the emergency until the end of June.