China News Service, November 26, according to comprehensive Korean media reports, on the 26th local time, the number of critically ill cases of new crown in South Korea reached 617, a new high.
Over a thousand confirmed patients in the metropolitan area are still waiting for beds.
The South Korean government stated that various departments are conducting in-depth discussions to issue comprehensive anti-epidemic measures.
Data map: The picture shows the Seoul Plaza in the center of Seoul, where a temporary screening station for new crown virus detection is being set up.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
According to reports, the situation of the new crown epidemic in South Korea has continued to deteriorate. The national average rate of occupancy of beds for critically ill patients has exceeded 70%, especially in the metropolitan area that has exceeded 84%.
The government stated that the currently secured beds for critically ill patients have almost reached the maximum extent that hospitals can operate.
In addition, the shortage of hospital beds in the metropolitan area is becoming more and more serious. 1,310 confirmed patients are still waiting for hospital beds, and the number is also a record.
The authorities stated that since the Korean population’s new crown vaccine booster vaccination rate is only 4%, the government will accelerate the increase in the vaccination rate and switch to a home-based medical system to reduce the burden on the medical system.
According to the report, only four weeks have passed since South Korea began implementing the "phased restoration of daily life" epidemic prevention model. The epidemic prevention authorities believe that they are currently facing the greatest difficulty in overcoming the new crown epidemic.
The report pointed out that among the critically ill patients of the new crown, about 84% are elderly patients 60 years and older, and among them, 85% have "breakthrough infection" (meaning that they are still infected after completion of vaccination). Epidemic prevention authorities Again, we call on the public to actively vaccinate the booster shots.
On the other hand, South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters postponed the strengthening of the epidemic prevention measures originally scheduled to be announced on the 26th.
Earlier, the Daily Life Recovery Support Committee held a plenary meeting. The participants agreed that the current epidemic prevention situation is severe and it is necessary to strengthen epidemic prevention measures in advance, and agreed to further assess the risk of the epidemic before deciding on subsequent epidemic prevention measures.
As of 0:00 on the 26th, South Korea had 3,901 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 39 new deaths from the previous day.