The government announced on the 5th that it will issue an 'Administrative Order to Secure Beds' to hospitals in the metropolitan area so that medical responses can be made even if there are 7,000 confirmed cases of Corona 19 a day.
Ryu Geun-hyuk, 1st General Coordinator (2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare) of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Ministry of Health and Welfare) said in a speech today at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, "We will preemptively reinforce our medical response capabilities while keeping in mind even emergencies."
He said, "First of all, we are issuing an executive order to secure beds in the metropolitan area today so that we can respond even if there are 7,000 confirmed cases a day. will," he said.
He said, "We will improve the home treatment management system more precisely so that there are no gaps in the selection of patients, payment of treatment supplies, monitoring of health status, and transportation system in case of emergency. However, even in non-metropolitan areas, where there are currently few beds, we urge you to expedite the establishment and operation of a home treatment system, such as securing dedicated personnel and designating cooperative medical institutions.”
General Coordinator Ryu expressed concern about the current COVID-19 outbreak, saying, "Recently, young people and the elderly account for about half of the total number of confirmed cases."
He said, "As the entrance exam and full school attendance are soon ahead, the spread of youth should not be overlooked."We request that we strengthen quarantine inspections not only at schools, but also at facilities frequented by students, such as private academies and PC rooms.”
In addition, he said, "Vaccination of children and adolescents is also an important task." Please take action not to worry."
“Recently, 77.4% of the confirmed cases over the age of 70 have been confirmed as breakthrough infections, so it is judged that it is urgent for the elderly to receive additional vaccinations,” said Liu, the general coordinator. I did.
He said, "It's been five days since we started our gradual recovery, and there is no big problem with the capacity to respond to medical care, but the number of confirmed cases is increasing rapidly from the early days of recovery," he said. Please keep only three things.”