The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Thursday that an additional 150 beds have been newly secured to treat coronavirus patients in the capital following a request from authorities.
On Aug. 23, the health ministry and the metropolitan government called on all medical institutions in Tokyo to accept COVID-19 patients and secure beds for such people where possible. The request was based on the revised infectious disease prevention law.
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