コロナ病床確保、目標届かず　要請後１５０床上積みも―東京都

　東京都は２日、新型コロナウイルス対策のモニタリング会議を開いた。都と厚生労働省は８月、都内の医療機関に病床確保などの協力を要請。会議では今月１日時点で新たに１５０床（うち重症用７３床）を確保できたとの中間報告があった。しかし目標には届いておらず、都はさらなる上積みを目指す。
　都と同省は８月２３日、改正感染症法に基づき、都内の全医療機関に最大限の患者受け入れや病床確保などを要請した。会議で報告された９月１日現在の確保病床は６１１７床（同４６５床）で、要請当時の５９６７床（同３９２床）から増えた。
　ただ、目標の７０００床は下回っており、小池百合子知事は会議後「さらにご協力いただけるようお願い申し上げる」と呼び掛けた。同法では正当な理由なく協力に応じなかった場合、医療機関などの名称を公表できるが、今後の具体的なめどは示さなかった。（2021/09/02-18:00）

The Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday that 150 beds have been newly secured to treat novel coronavirus patients in the Japanese capital since a request from authorities.
   On Aug. 23, Japan's health ministry and the metropolitan government called on all medical institutions in Tokyo to accept COVID-19 patients and secure beds for such people as much as they can. The request is based on the revised infectious disease prevention law.
   At a metropolitan government meeting for monitoring novel coronavirus measures, it was reported that there were 6,117 beds for COVID-19 patients in Tokyo as of Wednesday, up from 5,967 beds on the day of the request. Of them, 465 beds were for severely ill patients, up from 392 beds.
   Although the figures increased, Tokyo is short of achieving its goal of securing 7,000 beds.
   "We ask for further cooperation," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after the meeting.