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Osaka, Japan, was particularly affected, with many severe cases and the highest number of COVID-19-associated deaths in Japan. Herein, we present a patient with severe COVID-19 infection who received prolonged midazolam (MDZ) treatment since propofol was not available due to shortage of medical resources. Moreover, the duration of mechanical ventilation was extended due to the development of a pneumothorax. When MDZ tapering was initiated, tachypnea was observed, which resulted failure in ventilator weaning. However, the use of continuous morphine infusion led a successful weaning off the ventilator. 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