宿泊施設・病床、確保急ぐ　コロナ感染者が増加―東京都

　東京都内で確認された新型コロナウイルス感染者数の増加に対応するため、都は医療提供体制の維持に力を入れている。１６日には新規感染者数が過去最多となる２８６人に上った。都は、感染者の早期発見につなげるため、１日に検査できる件数を現在の最大６５００件から１万件に拡大する方針で、陽性者数は今後も高水準で推移する可能性がある。宿泊療養施設や病床の確保など受け入れ体制の充実を急ぐ。（2020/07/16-19:42）

The Tokyo metropolitan government is beefing up its preparedness for a further rise in novel coronavirus cases by securing more quarantine facilities and hospital beds.
   The Tokyo government newly identified 286 coronavirus carriers on Thursday, the largest daily count ever in the capital. With the government planning to raise the testing capacity to 10,000 per day from the current 6,500, more and more cases will likely be confirmed from now on.
   In early May, the metropolitan government rented five hotel buildings to isolate carriers with mild or no symptoms to prevent short supply of hospital beds for severe patients.
   But only two buildings are available now, due partly to expiration of leasing contracts. To mend the capital's declined quarantine ability, another hotel building will be rented on July 23.
   The Tokyo government is also boosting efforts to secure more hospital beds for COVID-19 patients, given the fact that the number of in-patients, which stood as low as 204 on June 20, has jumped to top 700.