Tae-ho Yoon, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters (heavy water version), said at a regular briefing held on the 26th, "It is an official position to discuss whether or not to raise the 3rd stage while looking at the outbreak trend this week." Although it has exceeded 300, it has not been a worrying trend so far, so we need to watch the progress more.”

He reiterated, "Internally, we are discussing what is necessary for the 3rd step, but the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters has not yet proceeded specifically with the official 3rd step issuance."

In fact, the day before, the Livelihood Prevention Committee was held privately, but it is known that the opinions of the committee members differed over the three-level upgrade.

Regarding the story that some people will be raising three steps from this day, general manager Yoon stipulates that it is'fake news'. "Please refrain from doing anything related to this."


The government also emphasized that it is doing its best to secure beds as the number of confirmed corona19 patients has soared in the metropolitan area over the last two weeks and the beds have almost saturated.

According to the heavy water version, out of the 319 critically ill beds in the metropolitan area as of the 25th, only 19 can be hospitalized.

Of the 1,705 hospital beds dedicated to infectious diseases, only 425 are left.

The Life Therapy Center for asymptomatic and mild patients has 8 facilities that can accommodate 1,744 people, and currently 618 people can enter.

General Manager Yoon, citing these statistics, said, "In the last two weeks, about 40% of patients in the 60s or older with a high fatality rate account for about 40% of the patients in the metropolitan area. "It is a very important point to build a system."

"According to the analysis of the Central Clinical Committee, if 300 new patients continue to occur every day, up to 130 critically ill patients will occur by September 3rd. 36 beds by the end of this month through a senior hospital located in the metropolitan area. He said, “We will increase the number of patients to 40 additionally, and all patients with improved disease will be transferred to moderate and mild beds to secure critically ill beds.”

The heavy water supply will support the securing of beds at university hospitals and general hospitals located in the metropolitan area by reviewing measures to compensate for losses and provide incentives.

By the 5th of next month, a total of 1,770 beds are needed, with an additional 745 beds by the 5th of next month.

In addition, the Life Therapy Center is in a situation where it is required to receive an additional 2,112 people by the 5th of next month, and it will open 4 new facilities with a capacity of 1,10 people this week with the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. We decided to secure up to 4,000 people by preparing more.