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It was belatedly known that an 18-month-old boy, who was receiving home treatment after being diagnosed with Corona 19, had worsened symptoms, but died without being treated in time because there were no empty isolation beds.



According to the fire department today (4th), at around 1:27 pm on the 31st of last month, a 119 report was received saying that 18-month-old group A, who was confirmed with Corona 19, showed symptoms of high fever and acute convulsions.



The 119 ambulance team, which was dispatched after receiving the report, arrived at Army A's house around 1:42 in the afternoon.



According to the government guidelines, Corona 19 patients who fight every minute like Group A should be immediately transferred to the nearest emergency room, but at that time, nearby hospitals refused to accept Group A because the isolation beds in the emergency room were full or there were no pediatric specialists.




In the end, group A was assigned to a hospital in Pyeongtaek only at 2:25 pm, about 40 minutes later.

The ambulance transported them immediately, but it took about an hour to arrive because the distance to the hospital is about 60 km.



Group A received emergency treatment such as CPR from the medical staff immediately after arriving at the hospital, but died at 4:50 pm on the same day.



As such, there are a number of cases across the country where treatment for COVID-19 patients is delayed due to the lack of isolation beds.



Previously, on the 21st of last month, a Corona 19 patient in his 60s who lost consciousness in Seoul was transferred to a hospital in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do after 13 hours because he could not find an empty quarantine bed nearby. The transfer was delayed because there were no quarantine beds.



Accordingly, some are pointing out that the damage caused by missing the golden time is greater than the infection prevention effect obtained by isolating emergency patients with COVID-19.



The government has allowed face-to-face treatment of COVID-19 patients at local hospitals and clinics from the 30th of last month, but maintained the guidelines for emergency patients to be treated in isolation beds.



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