Asahi, Yomiuri, and Nikkei wrote that the Japan Medical Association issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the doctors on the frontlines are in crisis because they need to deal with soaring numbers of coronavirus cases while treating other patients. The physicians’ group urged the GOJ to declare a state of emergency by saying that hospital beds are running short in some areas and that it will be too late if the government makes a declaration after the number of cases has already risen explosively.