Table 1. Level of medical preparedness for COVID-19 nationwide and in Tokyo.

Standards	Level 0	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
National Standard	No positive cases	General medical care is provided and care for patients with COVID-19 is available	Increasing the number of beds for COVID-19 to meet overall medical needs	Medical care for COVID-19 is not available without considerable restrictions on daily medical care	Medical care for COVID-19 is no longer available even though general medical care is restricted
Tokyo Standard	N/A	N/A	Bed utilization within three weeks will reach about 20% of the number of beds for patients with COVID-19 (7,229 beds)	Number of beds needed within three weeks will reach the number required ( 7 , 2 2 9 b e d s ) o r t h e utilization of beds or beds for patients with severe COVID-19 will exceed 50%.	Number of patients to hospitalize exceeds the number of allotted beds

Data source: Basic Approach to Future COVID-19 Countermeasures in Tokyo (accessed February 28, 2022). https://www.bousai.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/_res/projects/default_project/_page_/001/020/633/20211125aa.pdf