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The number of new daily corona infections exceeded 180,000, the highest in four months.

When the number of patients increases, it is necessary to manage the number of confirmed patients well.



Reporter Han Seong-hee reports.



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84-year-old Mo Park, who lives in Jeonju, was diagnosed with Corona on the 7th, Sunday.



She was hospitalized for lung cancer, and her hospital moved her to a hospital dedicated to infectious diseases.



But it wasn't easy.



[Mr. Park / Son with severe underlying disease living in a rural area: (When is it possible to transfer to a dedicated ward?) I kept asking, 'Wait a minute,' and if I'm scared, I'll bring the (hospital) manager.

I even talked about who is in charge, bring someone who can take responsibility.]



In the end, it took two days to allocate a bed and transfer it, and the proper corona treatment was delayed that much.



The government has made sure that patients with serious underlying medical conditions like Park, mothers, and infants are assigned to beds quickly, even on weekends and holidays.



[Park Hyang/Central Accident Control Headquarters Head of Prevention and Prevention: There were many cases where prompt hospitalization was needed on weekends.

(Therefore) We want to operate a weekend hospital on duty in the metropolitan area.]



Three high-level general hospitals in the metropolitan area, where half of the confirmed cases are concentrated, will operate 6 beds on a watch-watch system starting this Saturday.



When asked about what to do in non-metropolitan areas, the government said that local patients could also be assigned to hospital beds in the metropolitan area, but the effectiveness is questionable.



[Mr. Park / Son with severe underlying disease residing in a rural area: Realistically, moving a patient from a non-metropolitan area to the metropolitan area does not make sense.]



The number of new corona patients was 188,03, the highest in 126 days.



The National Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee explained that the number of deaths is lower than in other countries and the fatality rate is falling, and the current number of confirmed cases is not cause for concern.



[Jeong Ki-seok/Chairman of National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee: Even if there are a lot of cases, there will be no problem if they occur consistently at a certain number (which can be dealt with)...

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The Korean Medical Association recommends that "individuals over 60 should prescribe oral treatment even if symptoms are mild."



(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, video editing: Lee So-young, CG: Ban So-hee)