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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
National
Risa Yoneyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Nurse returns to health care system to fight novel coronavirus

Sayuri Uehara discusses measures against the novel coronavirus at the Tokyo Nursing Association in December. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

"Please come soon. Tomorrow or even today," Sayuri Uehara was told when she called a Tokyo hospital that was recruiting nurses. She didn't need to submit a resume or have an interview.

Even over the phone, Uehara could clearly sense the pressure the hospital staff was experiencing amid a coronavirus infection cluster.

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