Okinawa Prefecture magistrate asks Japan for help: please send 50 nurses to support the fight against the epidemic

With the spread of new coronavirus pneumonia in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture governor Yucheng said on the 16th that he had asked the national governor to send about 50 nurses from outside the county to deal with the epidemic, Kyodo News Agency reported. Yucheng revealed the above news to the media after the county government held talks with Qiao Benyue, Vice Minister of health, health and labor. Yucheng pointed out that “at present, there is a need for nurses” in Okinawa county. He said that “medical institutions and other collective infections have occurred and must provide support as soon as possible”, and stressed that “in order to be able to cope with the epidemic situation, Okinawa county hopes to be assisted while making efforts”. The two sides exchanged views on the epidemic situation in the county. According to Yucheng, the two agreed that when the hospital beds of critically ill patients in Okinawa county were full, they would like to send patients outside the county, so they must be prepared. In view of the fact that the spread trend of Xinguan epidemic in Okinawa county has not decreased, Okinawa County issued an emergency declaration on July 31. The period is from 1 to 15 August. It is required to judge carefully the external visits of the county, and appeal to the county people to avoid unnecessary and non urgent going out. Yucheng, the county’s governor, announced at a press conference on July 31 that the alert level would be raised to the second highest “infection epidemic period” among the four levels stipulated by the county. In addition to requiring restaurants in Naha city to open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., it also stressed that access to outlying islands with a fragile medical system should be kept to a minimum. At the same time, Yucheng appealed to those who are scheduled to visit Okinawa, “we can’t enjoy the characteristics of Okinawa now, and hope to reconsider the opportunity to enjoy the pleasure of traveling.”. He also said that “the epidemic is spreading like an outbreak, and medical collapse must be prevented in any case.”