TOKYO -- The number of coronavirus patients in Japan told to recuperate at home has surged to the point where there is a near shortage of medical devices needed for treatment.
Rapid rise in COVID cases creates demand surge for medical devices

A newly established oxygen station in Tokyo: Oxygen concentrators are set beside each bed. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
TOKYO -- The number of coronavirus patients in Japan told to recuperate at home has surged to the point where there is a near shortage of medical devices needed for treatment.