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Japan signals chance of rolling back controversial Covid-19 hospital policy | Malay Mail

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TOKYO, Aug 4 ― Japan's health minister today signalled the government may consider rolling back a controversial new policy asking Covid-19 patients with less serious symptoms isolate at home rather than going to the hospital. The comment, which came amid rising criticism over the policy,...

TOKYO, Aug 4 ― Japan's health minister today signalled the government may consider rolling back a controversial new policy asking Covid-19 patients with less serious symptoms isolate at home rather than going to the hospital.

Health Minister Norihisa Tamura defended the policy shift, saying that by asking people with less serious symptoms to isolate at home, Japan could ensure it did not run out of hospital beds for people in need of intensive care. The outcry is another setback for Suga, who has seen support plunge due to his handling of the pandemic ahead of general elections to be held this year.

Japan has seen a sharp increase in coronavirus cases. Tokyo, had 3,709 new cases yesterday, and a record high of 4,058 on Saturday. Imposing a nationwide state of emergency could be an option to deal with the pandemic, he said. States of emergency are already in place in several prefectures, as well as Tokyo.

 

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