2) The speed at which Osaka's healthcare system was overwhelmed underscores the challenges of hosting a major global sports event in two months' time, particularly as only about half of Japan's medical staff have completed inoculations.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 24, 2021
3) "Simply put, this is a collapse of the medical system," said Yuji Tohda, the director of Kindai University Hospital in Osaka.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 24, 2021
5) By Thursday, 96% of the 348 hospital beds Osaka reserves for serious virus cases were in use.
The variant can make even young people very sick quickly, and once seriously ill, patients find it tough to make a recovery, said Toshiaki Minami, director of an Osaka hospital
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 24, 2021
7) Medical professionals with firsthand experience of Osaka's struggle with the pandemic take a negative view on holding the Tokyo Games, set to run from July 23 to August 8.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 24, 2021