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As the number of corona confirmed cases increases, the number of patients who are in serious condition or urgently need treatment is also increasing. Let's find out if there are enough beds to take care of corona patients by connecting reporters at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital.



Reporter Sang-Woo Ahn, I'm worried that if the number of patients increases, there will be a shortage of beds. What is the current status of the beds?



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Here at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, I am mainly in charge of patients with stomach and severe cases that are difficult to treat in the metropolitan area.



There are 11 beds for severe or mild patients, and 6 are occupied.



Nationally, 37% of critically ill beds and 35% of semi-critically intensive care beds remain.



The shortage of beds is not a reality right away, but it seems inevitable if more than 2,000 confirmed cases continue to come out in a day like today (11th).



[Jeongseyoung / Bundang Seoul National University Hospital studied. There are parts that are worried about the health care system may further hold, led to as much as possible working hard, but I think the itgetda not be able to follow (the growth rate) is also concerned]



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Then, based on past experience, what kind of countermeasures should be prepared in advance before there is a real shortage of hospital beds?



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today, there are 387 patients with severe stomach and severe cases nationwide.



Considering that the number of stomach and severe cases increased to 411 at the time of the third epidemic, the number of stomach and severe cases could increase even more than now.



The problem is to secure as many beds for critically ill patients as there are for those with stomach or severe cases.



In Seoul, there were 650 confirmed cases a day yesterday.



In fact, the current hospital bed utilization rate at the hospital for infectious diseases in Seoul is 75.8%, with 484 beds remaining and 59 beds exclusively for critically ill patients.



(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, video editing: Kim Seon-tak)