TOKYO: Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the spectre of the collapse of the medical system, is scrambling to expand testing with ...
Medical workers walk by tents set up to test for the coronavirus disease infection at Kawakita General Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO: Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the spectre of the collapse of the medical system, is scrambling to expand testing with drive-through facilities and general practitioners helping to collect samples.
The decision to expand testing came as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week expanded a state of emergency, originally issued for Tokyo and six other areas, to the entire country, and warned of the growing burden on health facilities."With help from regional medical associations, we will set up testing centres. If home doctors have decided testing is necessary, test samples are taken at these centres and sent to private inspection firms," Abe told a news conference on Friday .
Tokyo remains the hardest-hit place in Japan, with a record 201 additional cases reported by its governor on Friday, for a total of 2,796. "This is to prevent the medical system from crumbling. Everyone needs to extend a helping hand. Otherwise, hospitals would break down," said Konoshin Tamura, deputy head of an association of general practitioners in Tokyo's Suginami ward.
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