The government has decided to release some infectious disease-only hospitals, which have a low hospitalization rate, as the number of corona19 patients decreases.

The government is planning to adjust the bed size to 1,500 to 2,300 levels by next month, assuming that there are fewer than 50 confirmed patients per day.

The Central Disaster Safety Response Headquarters announced on the 23rd that it will reduce and adjust some of the 7,500 hospital beds in 67 hospitals dedicated to infectious diseases in order to balance and rehabilitate corona19 treatment and general treatment.

The reduction of hospital beds will be promoted over four periods until next month, with priority given to organizations with low utilization rates.

The first reduction will be conducted on 12 hospitals and 682 hospital beds without confirmed patients.

The second reduction will take place during this month for hospitals that are not suitable for sustainably responding to infectious diseases such as nursing home hospitals and industrial accident hospitals, and 11 hospitals with a utilization rate of 5% or less.

At the beginning of next month, the 12th attempt except for Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and the metropolitan area will establish a bedside management and restart plan for each region to promote the third reduction.

In the five attempts in Daegu, Gyeongbuk and the metropolitan area, further reductions are reviewed after examining the confirmed trend of patients.

After four reductions, the number of infectious disease beds will be adjusted to 1,500 to 2,300 levels nationwide.

The government plans to keep the facilities temporarily installed for corona19 treatment, establish a bed management and restart plan to prepare for rapid restart in the event of a crisis, even if the hospital is dedicated to infectious diseases.

Based on the daily confirmed patient trends, the crisis situation is divided into 1 stage (50 people or less), 2 stages (50 to 100 people), 3 stages (100 to 999 people), and 4 stages (more than 1,000 people). We plan to maintain the number of hospital beds for the next stage within 10 days when the situation arises.