As the proportion of elderly people among corona 19 confirmed patients has recently increased, the number of severely ill and fatalities continues to increase.
Gang-tae Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Ministry of Health and Welfare) 1 General Coordinator (Ministry of Health and Welfare) said, "The number of confirmed patients per day is on a gradual decline, but the recent Among them, the proportion of elderly people in their 60s or older is steadily recording around 40%, and the majority of patients with severe gastric disorders are also in their 60s or older,” he said.
As of the previous day, there were 157 patients with severe or severe illness, of which 137 (87%) were in their 60s or older.
General Coordinator Kang also said, "The number of deaths from Corona 19 is increasing. In the last week, 27 people have died, but more than twice that of the previous week." Seniors refrain from going out and visit places where many people gather, including health food briefing sessions. Asked to refrain from doing it.
He also called for caution, saying that recent cases of group infection have occurred in medical institutions and nursing facilities with many elderly people and underlying diseases who are vulnerable to infectious diseases.
General Coordinator Kang said, "From the 21st (to protect the vulnerable to COVID-19 infection), from the end of the second phase of social distancing, health insurance will be applied to the aggregate diagnostic test (pooling test) of newly admitted patients at all hospital level or higher medical institutions nationwide. "It is a plan, and we plan to conduct sample examinations for nursing hospitals and nursing facilities in the metropolitan area to detect possible infection sources early," he said.
On the other hand, a plan to promote the emergency livelihood support project of crisis households was also discussed at the main script meeting.
General Coordinator Kang said, "There are people who have not benefited from the existing support system even though their income has been greatly reduced due to Corona 19. We will come up with an execution plan to support the cost of living as quickly as possible."
The position of the 1st general coordinator of the transcript has been held by Kang-lip Kim, the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, but since the 12th, it has been changed to the 2nd Vice Minister Kang.
The Ministry of Welfare and Welfare recently established a multiple loan system, and the second vice minister is in charge of health and medical care.
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