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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Guidelines eyed to prevent low-risk COVID patients filling hospital beds

Nurses treat COVID-19 patients in Ota Ward, Tokyo, in January. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The government is mulling guidelines to determine when low-risk coronavirus patients who are receiving treatment in hospital can be sent home, to prevent medical facilities from being overwhelmed in the event of a surge in critically ill cases.

Under the government's current criteria, COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms can be discharged at least 10 days after the onset of symptoms and at least 72 hours after their health begins to improve.

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