Coronavirus: Japan debates one doctor’s call for younger patients to be treated before older ones

A Japanese doctor’s call for older people to carry a “consent card” that tells health workers to prioritise younger patients instead of treating them for the coronavirus disease has been met with some criticism, but Fuminobu Ishikura is convinced this is the right move.“In Italy and Spain a month ago, we saw that there were too many patients and not enough respirators or even beds to treat them,” said the 64-year-old cardiovascular specialist. “That meant that doctors had to make a decision on…

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