Japan's Doctors Are Warning That The Health System Is Facing Collapse

BBC: Coronavirus: Japan doctors warn of health system 'break down' as cases surge

Doctors in Japan have warned that the country's medical system could collapse amid a wave of new coronavirus cases.

Emergency rooms have been unable to treat some patients with serious health conditions due to the extra burden caused by the virus, officials say.

One ambulance carrying a patient with coronavirus symptoms was turned away by 80 hospitals before he could be seen.

Japan, which initially appeared to have the virus under control, passed 10,000 confirmed cases on Saturday.

More than 200 people have now died with Covid-19 and the capital Tokyo remains the worst-affected area.

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WNU Editor: There are many reasons why Japan is facing a new wave of infections. Many are still going to work .... 60% still go to office despite state of emergency over virus: survey (Kyodo News), and the disease is being disseminated by Japan's subway systems .... MIT study: Subways a ‘major disseminator’ of coronavirus

in NYC (NYPost).

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