As of April 2019, four medical institutions were designated for a treatment of specific infectious diseases, which are classified into category I, II, and new infectious diseases. A total of ten beds were available in those hospitals during the measured time period.
Category I infectious diseases include diseases such as viral hemorrhagic fever (Ebola, CCHF, etc.), variola, and pestis. Category II refers to diseases such as poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, diphtheriae, MERS, SARS, and avian influenza (H5N1/H7N9).
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was classified under "designated infectious diseases", which are to be temporarily treated equivalent to category I to III infectious diseases, by the Japanese government in January 2020, and patients were primarily admitted to the 594 medical institutions shown here.
Total number of medical institutions and beds designated for treating infectious diseases in Japan as of April 2019, by type
Categories of infectious diseases treated in the designated medical institutions:
1. specified institutions can treat category I and II infectious diseases, and new infectious diseases.
2. class I institutions can treat category I and II infectious diseases.
3. class II institutions are divided into two sub types:
(1) for category II infectious diseases
(2) for tuberculosis
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MHLW (Japan). (April 27, 2020). Total number of medical institutions and beds designated for treating infectious diseases in Japan as of April 2019, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112045/japan-number-hospitals-and-hospital-beds-infectious-diseases-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). "Total number of medical institutions and beds designated for treating infectious diseases in Japan as of April 2019, by type." Chart. April 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112045/japan-number-hospitals-and-hospital-beds-infectious-diseases-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Total number of medical institutions and beds designated for treating infectious diseases in Japan as of April 2019, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112045/japan-number-hospitals-and-hospital-beds-infectious-diseases-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). "Total Number of Medical Institutions and Beds Designated for Treating Infectious Diseases in Japan as of April 2019, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112045/japan-number-hospitals-and-hospital-beds-infectious-diseases-by-type/
MHLW (Japan), Total number of medical institutions and beds designated for treating infectious diseases in Japan as of April 2019, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112045/japan-number-hospitals-and-hospital-beds-infectious-diseases-by-type/ (last visited July 02, 2020)
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