On February 24, reporters from the main station made an exclusive visit to Daenam Hospital and Daegu City Government in Cheongdo-gun, South Korea to learn about the latest developments in two outbreaks in South Korea.

What is the treatment status of the hospital?

What kind of epidemic prevention measures does the Korean government have?

How will ordinary people in South Korea respond to the epidemic?

Why has Danan Hospital become the hardest hit area of ​​the new crown pneumonia epidemic?

Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do is the first medical institution in Korea to have a large-scale collective infection with the new crown pneumonia epidemic. As of 18:00 on the 24th, the number of patients diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in Gyeongsangbuk-do was 198, of which 113 patients were confirmed at Danan Hospital. Of the eight deaths currently reported in South Korea, six are from the Da Nam Hospital.

According to the reporter's understanding, the majority of the dead in the Danan Hospital are middle-aged and older people over the age of 50. They themselves suffer from chronic diseases and are susceptible to new coronary pneumonia. At present, patients who are not infected with neocoronary pneumonia are transferred to other hospitals for isolation and treatment as much as possible.

When the reporter visited Danan Hospital, professional disinfection personnel were performing spray gun disinfection on the entire building of the hospital, and the hospital ambulance was transferring patients.

How does the Daegu city government carry out epidemic prevention and control?

In order to prevent the epidemic from spreading further, the Daegu City Government has started to arrange a number of prevention and control measures.

The reporter saw that a temperature-sensing camera was installed at the entrance of the Daegu City Government Building to detect the temperature of all personnel entering the city government. After passing the temperature test, the police officer will register the name and phone of the entry person. Hand sanitizer is also prepared on the table at the entrance to facilitate people's hand disinfection in time.

Since most of the confirmed cases in Daegu are related to the Xintiandi Church, the Mayor of Daegu said at a conference on the 24th that 22 church meeting places have been closed and the meeting places are disinfected daily. At the same time, Daegu City sent a special person to contact nearly 10,000 believers and follow up to monitor those with symptoms.

As of 18:00 on the 24th, the number of patients diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in Daegu was 483. According to the Mayor of Daegu, the current 520 beds in Daegu are not enough to treat a growing number of patients. Daegu City has raised assistance needs to surrounding areas, hoping to share part of the treatment pressure.

At the press conference, the mayor of Daegu also pointed out that five medical staff have been infected with new crown pneumonia, and how to prevent medical staff infection is also a problem that needs to be solved in the next step.

Governments around South Korea: Call on the public to reduce outings and gather people

The reporter also learned that the governments of South Korea have introduced a number of epidemic prevention measures to try to control the further spread of the epidemic.

At the briefing on the 24th, the mayor of Daegu called on citizens to be more vigilant and cooperate with the work of the municipal government to reduce outings. If citizens need to go out, they must wear masks for personal protection and disinfect in a timely manner in accordance with epidemic prevention regulations.

As the capital of South Korea and the most densely populated place in South Korea, controlling the spread of the epidemic is even more important. Seoul introduced measures to shift to the peak, and government officials switched to work at 10 am in the morning to postpone one hour off work to avoid crowding. In addition, the city of Seoul has ordered the cancellation of a large-scale rally last week.

U.S. military stationed in Korea confirmed infection with new crown pneumonia

In addition, the official website of the US Army Command in South Korea issued an announcement on the 24th that a family member of the US Army in South Korea who was living in Daegu was diagnosed with the new coronavirus. This is also the first case of infection in a US military base in South Korea.

Announcement of the official website of the US Army Command in South Korea

The Yonhap news agency reported that the patient was a 61-year-old woman who visited a store in Daegu ’s U.S. military base in South Korea on February 12th and 15th. An epidemiological investigation was being conducted by the Korea Disease Management Division and the U.S. military in South Korea. With the surge of confirmed cases in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do regions, the U.S. military in South Korea raised the risk warning from "intermediate" to "advanced" on the 24th.

At present, the U.S. military stationed in South Korea prohibits officers and men from traveling to the Daegu base, and external personnel are strictly prohibited from entering or leaving the base. They also require the officers and soldiers to minimize contact with other people and do not go to work when suspected symptoms occur.

Chinese Embassy in South Korea: Remind Chinese students in Korea to pay attention to epidemic development

The Chinese embassy in South Korea issued a news via social media on the 24th. It reminded urgently that Chinese students studying in South Korea must pay close attention to the latest developments in the South Korean epidemic, keep abreast of the latest policies and measures of the Ministry of Education, and actively contact colleges and universities in accordance with relevant requirements and combinations. Self-practice, properly arrange your studies, and effectively protect yourself.

South Korean officials: if Daegu's fallout is likely to spread across the country

On the 24th, Kim Gang-li, a copy minister of the Central Emergency Response Headquarters of South Korea, said at a press conference that the number of confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus in Daegu is relatively large. If the community transmission cannot be effectively blocked, the epidemic may spread to the whole country. King Kongli also set the goal of controlling the Daegu epidemic within 4 weeks. He said that the cooperation of the citizens of Daegu and the efforts of medical staff are urgently needed for this purpose. The government will test 28,000 Daegu citizens with cold symptoms in the next two weeks to detect early patients with mild new crowns.

South Korea ’s Minister of Health and Welfare Park Linghou also said on the 23rd that the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in South Korea will reach a recent peak in the next two to three days; the next week to ten days will be the time when the new crown virus spreads in South Korea. The occurrence of a second peak will depend on the likelihood of a second propagation.

Chief reporter 丨 Zhang Huan Lu Xinghai Tang Xin