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Today (21st), the number of new corona patients is expected to be in the 5,000 range, and in particular, our medical system has reached its limit as the number of severe cases recorded around 1,000 a day. President Moon Jae-in directly ordered the expansion of beds, asking the National University Hospital to focus its capabilities on critically ill patients.



First news, this is reporter Kim Deok-hyun.



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Over the past week, the average number of severe cases per day was 981.



It has crossed the 1,000 mark for three days in a row.



The utilization rate of beds with severe COVID-19 across the country has risen to 80.9% and to 87.8% in the metropolitan area.



The problem is that the situation in non-metropolitan areas is also getting worse, with only one remaining bed for critically ill patients in Sejong and Chungbuk, and none in Daejeon and Gyeongbuk.



Although social distancing was implemented again from last weekend, the quarantine indicators are highly likely to worsen for the time being.



[Lee, Sang - Won / Central Defense Headquarters epidemiological analysis renovated: Last week - will be a couple of weeks time pass but the level you would expect a reduction in case -



Moon Jae-the president, "the public health workforce in Corona patient, National University Hospital . of the has medical capabilities are instructed him to particularly focus turned to the severe patient



has to make even TF with the presidential include the relationship between ministries.



[electrolytic iron / ministry of public Administration and Security Minister: to switch an available hospital metropolitan creative public hospital infectious dedicated hospital To increase the speed of securing beds and operational efficiency...]



In the medical field, it is pointed out that securing manpower is as urgent as expanding hospital beds.



[Jeongjaebeom / health care union Vice Chairman: National University Hospital had no staff nurses himdeuleoseo eat not even Bob urine not reported until such harsh conditions (lies)



government Cebu containing the corresponding information in the country National University Hospital and the metropolitan public hospitals The plan will be revealed today.