Concern grows over strain on virus-related medical manpower in Tokyo

Concern grows over strain on virus-related medical manpower in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during the metropolitan government's conference to monitor the coronavirus situation on Dec. 17, 2020, at which the capital's alert for manpower and other hospital resources was raised to the highest level amid a surge in infections. Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases topped 800 for the first time the same day.

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