TOKYO, 19 Jul – RIA Novosti. The government of Japan has agreed to provide 210 thousand rooms in hotels across the country to host infected with a coronavirus infection with mild symptoms, or their absence, said on Sunday the Minister of economic recovery Yasutoshi Nishimura also responsible for measures to combat coronavirus.
as at 23.00 local time (17.00 GMT) in Japan was 11 519 confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus COVID-19 subject to 712 people from the former passengers and crew members of the ship Diamond Princess, which had more than 1.5 months in quarantine in Yokohama Japanese. The greatest number of infections in Tokyo (3082 people) and in Osaka Prefecture (1211 people). Died just 251 people.
the decision on the placement of people who have confirmed the virus, but the symptoms are mild or completely absent, in hotel rooms was made by the government of Japan to minimize the burden on the country’s hospitals with infectious disease wards.
he told reporters the Japanese Minister, the government has already signed contracts with hotels on 6 thousand rooms. Contracts for other rooms will be as necessary, said the Agency Kyodo.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, there have been recorded more than 2.1 million cases of infection, more than 146 thousand people died.
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