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Source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/n...s-to-stay-home
Wednesday 17th June, 04:19 AM JST
TOKYO ?
The government is set to relax its new-flu guidelines so that people with mild symptoms can recuperate at home instead of being hospitalized, health ministry sources said Tuesday. The ministry will hear expert opinion and will officially decide to review the current rules later this week so as to focus more on efforts to contain the spread of the new strain of influenza among people at risk of developing severe symptoms, the sources said.
The government currently requires local municipalities where only a small number of new-flu infections have been confirmed to hospitalize all cases regardless of the severity of symptoms. In areas where the number of infections has been rising sharply, the government allows people with mild symptoms to recuperate at home. Following the revision, people with mild flu symptoms would remain at home in principle. But local authorities would ask people with underlying conditions to consider staying in hospital as they could become seriously ill, the sources said.
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This is a good move.
Medical institutions will be relieved from much of overwhelming burden caused by the 'hospitalization for all novel flu patients'. Waste of time, money and medical resources.
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SN1987A
Wednesday 17th June, 04:19 AM JST
TOKYO ?
The government is set to relax its new-flu guidelines so that people with mild symptoms can recuperate at home instead of being hospitalized, health ministry sources said Tuesday. The ministry will hear expert opinion and will officially decide to review the current rules later this week so as to focus more on efforts to contain the spread of the new strain of influenza among people at risk of developing severe symptoms, the sources said.
The government currently requires local municipalities where only a small number of new-flu infections have been confirmed to hospitalize all cases regardless of the severity of symptoms. In areas where the number of infections has been rising sharply, the government allows people with mild symptoms to recuperate at home. Following the revision, people with mild flu symptoms would remain at home in principle. But local authorities would ask people with underlying conditions to consider staying in hospital as they could become seriously ill, the sources said.
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This is a good move.
Medical institutions will be relieved from much of overwhelming burden caused by the 'hospitalization for all novel flu patients'. Waste of time, money and medical resources.
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SN1987A