The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan requires all regions to adjust their medical systems to prepare for the possible sixth wave of the 2019 coronavirus epidemic.
Kyodo News Agency of Japan reported that due to the deaths of home convalescent patients in the fifth wave of the epidemic, the authorities required medical institutions to ensure that there are enough beds, and plans to expand the temporary medical facilities set up in stadiums and other places to strengthen the protection of home convalescents. Health observation, etc., strive to improve the system to cope with an epidemic that is more serious than the fifth wave.
On the other hand, the Japan Broadcasting Association quoted Health Minister Norihisa Tamura as saying that as the fifth wave of the epidemic gradually improves, the authorities are ready to lift the state of emergency in at least some areas at the end of the month.
Currently, Tokyo and 18 other prefectures and prefectures are in a state of emergency.
Japan added 2,134 cases yesterday (27th), which is much less than the peak of 25,860 cases reached on the 20th of last month. Of these, 299 cases were from Tokyo.
In addition, 21 people died across the country.
According to reports, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will make a decision on whether to lift the state of emergency as early as tomorrow (28th) after consulting the expert group.
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