Our hospital has been at the forefront of the treatment of novel coronavirus infections in Japan, starting with patients who contracted the disease on the cruise ship"Diamond Princess", and now accepting more than 470 patients with moderate disease. Today our hospital continues to expand its dedicated beds for infected patients, and has been confronted with a variety of problems in terms of treatment system, treatment strategy, and local medical structure. In this article, we review the events that occurred on the frontline from the early days of patient admission to the hospital over a year later, through 3 phases of increased infection, and summarize as objectively as possible the impact of these events on general practice, including cancer care.
A Report from the Front Line of New Coronavirus Treatment