在宅対応医療機関、３割増に　オミクロン対策で体制強化―厚労省

　厚生労働省は１２日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大時に在宅・宿泊療養に対応する医療機関が全国で計１万６０７３カ所になったと発表した。昨年１１月末時点では約１万２０００カ所だったが、これを３割超上回る水準に増強。変異株「オミクロン株」の感染急拡大に伴う病床の逼迫（ひっぱく）を防ぎ、自宅療養者向け医療提供体制の確保を目指す。（2022/01/12-19:53）

A total of 16,073 hospitals in Japan are ready to treat COVID-19 patients at home or in lodging facilities in the event of a surge in infection cases, the health ministry said Wednesday.
   The figure was up over 30 pct from around 12,000 as of the end of November.
   The increase comes as the ministry aims to secure medical treatment for patients staying home while preventing shortages of hospital beds, especially when the omicron variant is on the rise.
   "We'll continue to act swiftly so that people can recover without worries even amid a rapid spread," health minister Shigeyuki Goto told reporters, referring to the variant that is spreading across Japan at an unprecedented pace.
   The government is seeking to create a system in which those who test positive for the virus can contact hospitals that day or the following day, and get medical checkups at home.