Tokyo began transferring a handful of coronavirus patients with mild or no symptoms to a hotel Tuesday as the capital prepares additional measures to be executed in tandem with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s declaration of a state of emergency.
As hospitals in Tokyo continue to strain under the growing weight of the novel coronavirus epidemic, patients with mild or no symptoms began relocating to a Toyoko Inn, a 14-story hotel with 240 rooms located in the city’s Chuo Ward.
Officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said around 10 patients will be transferred on the first day, while around 100 individuals will eventually be housed in individual rooms in the building's top eight floors.
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