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government even issued an executive order for the first time to secure beds.

It has been public hospitals for the past, but now large private hospitals are now asking 1% of all beds to be dedicated to corona critical patients.



Reporter Kim Hyung-rae is out at the National Medical Center.

Reporter Kim First, let’s check the condition of the bed today (19th).



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Yes, the joint response control room of the National Medical Center, where I am listed, is devoted to securing beds even on weekend nights.



As of yesterday, there are 13 beds in the metropolitan area where critically ill patients can be admitted immediately.



Although it increased three times from the previous day, it is still insufficient considering the increase in the number of patients with severe gastric disorders during the day yesterday.



In addition, there are only 3 beds left for patients in the pre-severe stage.



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meantime, hospital beds were built around public hospitals like the National Medical Center, but the situation has changed.



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Yes, the quarantine authorities issued an administrative order to convert at least 1% of all hospital beds into dedicated beds for critically ill patients with Corona 19, targeting 42 senior hospitals and other national university hospitals nationwide.



This is the first time since the outbreak of Corona 19 in Korea that the authorities have even mobilized private hospital beds, which means that the situation has become urgent.



These hospitals are required to complete 60% of their quota by the 23rd, and all transitions by the 26th, taking into account the amount of time the patients move to the hospital, etc.



The authorities expect this measure to secure up to 300 beds dedicated to critically ill patients.



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Reporter Kim, how is the hospitals' reaction?



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Yes, I contacted major hospitals such as Seoul Asan Hospital and Samsung Seoul Hospital. Most of them were in a position to actively respond to government measures as the current situation was serious.



However, as treatment for other critically ill patients such as cancer, heart and cerebrovascular disease may be disrupted, we are struggling to relocate personnel.



The government plans to provide benefits such as delaying evaluation of medical institutions for these hospitals or temporarily lifting the manpower regulation.



(Video editing: Kim Joon-hee, on-site: compilation)