The steps being taken are an acknowledgment the state’s medical system cannot take the strain, even though the whole excuse for them in the first place, is only the state can deal with the large demand.
They are perennially stretched to the limit, even by their own “good enough for government” standards!
So, either they are exaggerating, in which case, the cure is worse than the disease. Or they get no credit because it’s their fault they don’t have enough beds in the first place…
(This is a counterfactual, not intended to prove anything to the unconvinced, but rather an illustration for those who already agree.)