JAAM Nationwide Survey on the response to the first wave of COVID-19 in Japan Part II: How the medical institutions overcame the first wave and how to prepare in future?

The mortality rate of COVID-19 in this study was 4.5% of all hospitalized patients and 14% (approximately one in 7) severe patients. The hospitals with dedicated COVID-19 ICUs accepted more patients with severe COVID-19 and had lower ICU admission restrictions, which may be helpful as a strategy in the next pandemic.