<Anchor>



From next month, senior citizens over 60 years of age or those at high risk of Corona who live in nursing homes will be able to receive everything from diagnostic tests to prescription drugs in one day.

This is to prevent the symptoms from worsening because the elderly do not receive timely treatment after being diagnosed with the disease.



Medical reporter Yoo Seung-hyun will tell you about this.



<Reporter>



At the beginning of this year, the daily number of confirmed cases was between 200,000 and 300,000.



Even the elderly and those with underlying diseases, which medical staff should be more concerned about, did not receive appropriate treatment in a timely manner.



Some people died during home treatment.



[Kim Deok-won/Director of Suwon Hospital, Gyeonggi Medical Center (last February): In fact, there were cases where pneumonia was found (coming to an outpatient treatment center) or hospitalization was recommended (there was a case) because the case of passing to a seriously ill patient was omitted



. From next month, we decided to operate a 'fast track' for high-risk groups to prevent accidents.



The target audience is the elderly over 60 years of age, the immunocompromised, and residents of nursing homes and facilities.



After receiving a rapid antigen test at a local hospital or clinic, if it is positive, an antipyretic or oral treatment is prescribed immediately.



If the PCR test is positive at the public health center, a managed medical institution will be assigned on the same day, and you will receive a health check call twice a day.



If necessary, face-to-face treatment or admission to a dedicated hospital is available on the same day.





[Sohn Young-rae/Chief of Social Strategy Team, Central Accident Resolving Headquarters: In order to minimize the death and damage caused by

COVID-19, how quickly high-risk groups are diagnosed and treated quickly will be an important key.]

It is our policy to ensure that you receive high-quality, prompt medical care.



In addition, the Central Infectious Disease Specialty Hospital with about 150 negative pressure isolation beds will be completed in 2027.



The location has been changed to the site of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Jung-gu, Seoul, and the National Medical Center, which will be in charge of its operation, will also be relocated here.



(Video coverage: Park Young-il, Video editing: Kim Jong-mi, CG: Im Chan-hyuk)