<Anchor> If the number of



patients continues to increase, the medical staff and facilities to take care of the patients, as they did earlier this year, could be reaching their limits.



In particular, if this trend is the case, it is said that the intensive care unit may be scarce next week. What measures are being discussed, this part was pointed out by medical reporter Cho Dong-chan.



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Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, a negative pressure ward where patients with high risk of COVID-19 are treated.



I am very relieved to hear that a patient in her 70s who had been postponed due to a sudden high fever had a fever.



[Nurse: It's not fever this time.

You were very upset.]



Another critically ill patient who is undergoing ventilator treatment, a radiologist in protective clothing has to take a chest X-ray every day, but there are many medications that are given, and several medical staff check it regularly.



[(As the number of patients is increasing and the number of critically ill patients is increasing, how do you feel at the scene?)]



[Kang Yu-jin/Nurse of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital: Even today, as the patient's condition continues to deteriorate during the night, Ekmo (artificial cardiopulmonary ) I did the procedure.] Of the



157 severely ill patients with Corona 19 nationwide, 75 beds remained as of yesterday (25th).



If this trend is the case, it is feared that next week, not only the intensive care beds but also the medical personnel will be limited.



[Hyun-joo Jeong/Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Infectious Internal Medicine Specialist: We are hoping that the time will not come because there are not enough facilities for artificial respirators and various serious treatments.] In a



recent British study, the infectious power of Corona 19 after symptoms appeared. It peaked for up to five days, then disappeared after 9 days.



It is important not to spread to the elderly until the infectious power of young people under 40, which is leading the third epidemic in Korea, disappears after 9 days.



A member of the Central Clinical Committee of New Infectious Diseases advised that one option is to have young employees working in elderly care facilities undergo regular tests twice a week.



(Video coverage: Choi Ho-jun, video editing: Kim Ho-jin)