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is good that quarantine regulations have been relaxed a little, but the number of confirmed cases may increase again in the aftermath. Authorities are preparing for a situation where 10,000 people a day come out. In this case, 1,400 beds for patients with severe cases are needed, and home treatment should be carried out without any setbacks.



Medical reporter Cho Dong-chan pointed out what we need to do to regain our daily life.



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11 new corona19 patients were added to the respiratory clinic hospital in charge of home treatment for residents of Gangnam-gu, Seoul.



[(Are you having trouble breathing or chest tightness?) It’s not like that, but the cough… .]



[Hyung-ro Joo/Otolaryngologist: Medical staff determine whether an emergency has occurred, and in case of an emergency, transfer through the emergency contact system (request)] The number



of at-home treatment patients in Seoul who accounted for 10% of new confirmed cases before the Chuseok holiday was 23. %, but the Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to increase it to 60%.



The cumulative number of patients was about 6,000, of which 2.8% were hospitalized and 97.2% recovered.



Home treatment is also important to manage high-risk groups.



It is recommended that the elderly, diabetes, chronic renal failure patients, etc. be hospitalized immediately if the oxygen saturation is below 90%.



It is essential to secure a bed for critically ill patients in step-by-step daily recovery.



The National Medical Center concluded that 1,400 beds would be needed because the average hospitalization period is 10 days and 140 patients with severe cases, taking into account the vaccination rate, etc., if there are 10,000 confirmed cases per day.



We need to secure 300 more beds, but the quarantine authorities have increased the target to 1,600.



However, if the number exceeds 10,000 a day, it is inevitable to prescribe a drug that converts the intensive care unit for stroke or heart disease into a corona ward.



Above all, voluntary quarantine is important, and the key is to wear a mask and ventilate the room.



If vaccination is your first line of defense against coronavirus, then masks are your last resort.



The effectiveness of mask prevention increases with age, with 23% of those in their 50s and 60s and 35% of those over 60.



Ventilation for 10 minutes every hour also reduces the risk of infection by 1/3.



(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hoon, VJ: Shin So-young, CG: Han Jeong-woo, Shim Soo-hyun, Kim Jeong-eun)     



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