Japan's health ministry plans to change the way it counts the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 nationwide, including serious cases.
The ministry collects information from all of the country's medical institutions on COVID in-patients including those seriously ill on ventilators.
But different circumstances at the institutions make it hard to obtain a detailed picture of the overall situation.
Starting in late September, the ministry will receive reports from about 500 designated medical institutions and release the figures every Friday.
A similar system is currently used to monitor the spread of seasonal influenza.
The ministry says it will use the system together with the reports on the average number of patients per medical institution to monitor the spread of coronavirus infections more accurately.
The ministry collects information from all of the country's medical institutions on COVID in-patients including those seriously ill on ventilators.
But different circumstances at the institutions make it hard to obtain a detailed picture of the overall situation.
Starting in late September, the ministry will receive reports from about 500 designated medical institutions and release the figures every Friday.
A similar system is currently used to monitor the spread of seasonal influenza.
The ministry says it will use the system together with the reports on the average number of patients per medical institution to monitor the spread of coronavirus infections more accurately.
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Japan's Health Ministry will alter its method for counting COVID-19 hospitalized patients, focusing on serious cases. The ministry gathers data from all medical institutions but inconsistencies make a comprehensive view difficult. From late September, reports will be received from approximately
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230725_32/
Date: July 25, 2023
Created: 2023/07/26 12:02
Updated: 2025/12/09 01:35
Last Read: 2023/07/26 12:03