Gov't eyes sending SDF nurses to Osaka, Hokkaido over pandemic

The government plans to dispatch more than 10 nurses from the Self-Defense Forces to Osaka and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, as the two regions are facing a shortage of health care workers amid a resurgence in coronavirus infections, officials said Monday.The development came after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told a meeting of government and ruling bloc officials that "arrangements are being made to dispatch (SDF medical staff) as soon as possible upon requests from local governments."Similarly, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura that his ministry is ready to send seve…READ FULL ARTICLE