Meals for COVID-19 patients at Japan hotels vary widely depending on area, facility
February 10, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This photo shows a dinner served for COVID-19 patients at a business hotel in Osaka Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of a man who stayed at the hotel) OSAKA While meals are nutritionally important and one of the few things COVID-19 patients quarantined at hotels should be able to look forward to, the quality of the offerings varies widely among facilities and regions in Japan. Many people infected with the coronavirus and showing no or only mild symptoms spend about 10 tedious days at business hotels or other accommodation facilities instead of hospitals. As patients nationwide have been posting their quarantine meals on social media, differences among facilities and regions have emerged.