(ちほう)

region; area

(おんらいん)

online

(しんりょう)

medical examination and treatment

(ひろがる)

to spread

(びょういん)

hospital

(とおい)

far; distant

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(ひと)

person / people

(おこなう)

to carry out, to perform

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(かんじゃ)

patient

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(ぱそこん)

personal computer

(つかう)

to use

(いえ)

house

(いしゃ)

doctor

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(にほん)

Japan

(わかい)

young

(とし)

city; urban area

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(もんだい)

problem

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(ばす)

bus

(のる)

to ride, board

(しんさつ)

medical examination

(うける)

to receive

(くすり)

medicine

(おくる)

to send / to take (someone somewhere)

(ばあい)

case; situation

(ただし)

however, provided that

(からだ)

body

(ちょくせつ)

directly

(みる)

to see, watch

(わかる)

to understand, be clear

(びょうき)

illness, sickness

(くに)

country; the government

(はじめて)

for the first time

(いく)

to go

(きめる)

to decide

(つかいかた)

how to use; usage

(むずかしい)

difficult

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(こうれいしゃ)

elderly person

(し)

city

(おしえる)

to teach

(きょうしつ)

classroom; class, workshop

(ひらく)

to open, to hold (event)

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

if it is ~ / in the case of ~

Noun + なら picks up a topic and states what is true in that case: with online care (as opposed to visiting), you need no train or bus.

even without ~ / even if not ~

Negative te-form with も meaning even if not. Here 予約をしなくても (even without making a reservation).

potential form (can do)

入れられる is the potential form of 入れる — 'can put (things) in'. It describes what the furniture allows you to do.

have someone do (for me)

Expresses receiving a favor/action from someone.

if not ～

Conditional; if the action is not done.

so that ~

Indicates a goal or desired outcome. Here: so that trainees reach the Specified Skilled Worker level.

地方でオンライン診療が広がる

Online medical care is spreading in rural areas

病院が遠い地方に住む人のために、オンライン診療を行う病院が増えています。

For people who live in rural areas far from a hospital, the number of hospitals offering online medical care is increasing.

患者はスマートフォンやパソコンを使って、家から医者と話すことができます。

Patients can use a smartphone or a computer to talk with a doctor from home.

日本では、若い医者が都市に集まり、地方の医者が足りない問題があります。

In Japan, young doctors gather in the cities, and there is a problem of not enough doctors in rural areas.

オンライン診療なら、電車やバスに乗らなくても診察を受けられます。

With online care, you can receive an examination without having to take a train or a bus.

薬も家に送ってもらえる場合があります。

In some cases you can also have your medicine sent to your home.

ただし、体を直接見なければ分からない病気もあります。

However, there are also illnesses that cannot be identified without examining the body in person.

国は、初めての患者は病院へ行くように決めています。

The government has decided that first-time patients must go to the hospital.

使い方が難しいと感じる高齢者のために、市が使い方を教える教室を開いているところもあります。

For elderly people who find it hard to use, there are also places where the city holds classes teaching how to use it.