Tokyo Expands COVID-19 Hospital Beds

The president of the Japan Medical Association, Nakagawa Toshio, M.D., expressed a strong sense of alarm on November 25, 2020, concerned that Japan's medical care systems were at capacity in many parts of Japan, reported JapanTimes.

About 140,000 Japanese have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the outbreak began, with the related COVID-19 fatalities approaching 2,000.

In response to the expanding COVID-19 outbreak, Japan's capital city of Tokyo is set to open its second medical facility dedicated specifically for COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms, reported local media. Located in Fuchu City, this hospital will begin operations on December 16, 2020, as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center.