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As you can see, the number of children infected with Corona is increasing recently. Even if the symptoms are severe, it was not easy to go to the hospital and receive treatment.

So, the government has set up 27 children's hospitals across the country to treat children.

However, there are areas where there are no such hospitals yet, and the fact that it is difficult to receive treatment at a late hour is an area that needs to be supplemented.



For more details, reporter Han Seong-hee will tell you.



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Mr. Yoo, who lives in Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, called 911 when her four-month-old daughter, who was diagnosed with a diagnosis, suffered from a high fever.



But the ambulance carrying her daughter could not find a bed, and eventually did not receive face-to-face care.



[Mr. Yoo / Mother of confirmed infant: 119 came and called all the nearby emergency rooms, both in Seoul and Gyeonggi.

But there is none, sick bed.

They said they didn't even have to wait.]



Fortunately, Yoo's daughter has a fever, but there are many cases where this is not the case.



Recently, there are around 20,000 new confirmed cases under the age of 9 every day, and only large hospitals with pediatric specialists can treat children face-to-face.



The government belatedly designated 27 pediatric patient base hospitals.



Among them, I visited a hospital in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do.



This is a treatment room for confirmed children at the Children's Hospital.



In order to separate the movement lines from the general patients, the treatment space is separated like this.



Even on the first day of opening, patients continue to line up.



[The body temperature has risen to 37.7 degrees, and I have some diarrhea.

(Shall we sit down for a while? Mother will hold her and sit down.)]



However, it is difficult to get medical treatment after 9pm.



[Kim Geun-mo / Director of Central Children's Hospital: Because there is not enough manpower.

If a pediatrician comes and a few people are stationed (even at night), it is possible to respond to an emergency, but that situation has never been created...

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A bigger problem is regional variation.



Hospitals are concentrated in the metropolitan area, Honam area, and Gyeongnam area, and there are none in Gangwon and Jeju.



It is pointed out that there may be young patients who miss the golden time.



(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Kim Jun-hee, CG: Kang Yu-ra)



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