As a child, my daughter had asthma, which I learned can quickly become life-threatening if not addressed immediately. I thus became familiar with the midnight drive to the Kumamoto Regional Health Center (熊本地域医療センター), which accepts any type of patient 24/7, year round.
As another sign of the apocalypse, two nurses there were found to have contracted coronavirus. The hospital has responded by halting both outpatient and inpatient services for an indeterminate period. This is not good: it is precisely the elderly and infants who need this facility, particularly during these times. There was no mention of when it will reopen; one hopes they will quickly put new protocols in place and reopen soon. - William
