![[사회]Another dead in the air amid the bed riots…A bed for critically ill patients such as Seoul ‘0’](https://i0.wp.com/image.ytn.co.kr/general/jpg/2020/1220/202012201952436563_t.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "[사회]Another dead in the air amid the bed riots…A bed for critically ill patients such as Seoul ‘0’")
A man in his 60s who was waiting for hospitalization in Guro-gu, Seoul, died
368 confirmed patients in the metropolitan area wait for more than a day
38 beds available for severely ill patients nationwide as of Saturday… Seoul, etc. 0
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As the number of corona 19 confirmed for five days in a row has surpassed 1,000, the bed crisis has come to life.
Another patient who was waiting for a bed in Seoul died.
In Seoul and other parts of the country, hospital beds for severe coronavirus patients are running out.
Reporter Seung-eun Lee reports.
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A man in his 60s in Guro-gu, Seoul, died less than a day after being confirmed.
Guro-gu explained that the public health center requested an early bed assignment, but was waiting for hospitalization because there was no room.
[서울 구로구청 관계자 : 기저질환은 없으셨고요. 19일에 확진된 다음에는 저희 보건소 쪽에서 병상 요청을 드린 상황입니다.]
In Seoul, on the 15th, a diabetic patient in his 60s was found dead after four days waiting for a bed assignment.
The number of confirmed cases waiting for more than a day after the coronavirus was confirmed in Seoul, including 137 in Seoul, reached 368 in the metropolitan area.
As of Saturday, there are 1,750 hospital beds dedicated to infectious diseases nationwide, but only 38 beds for severely ill patients.
In particular, in Seoul, Daejeon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk, there are no beds for severely ill patients.
[정세균 / 국무총리 : 경증 환자를 위한 생활치료센터는 차질없이 확보돼가고 있지만 중등증 환자를 치료하기 위한 병상 확보는 더딥니다.]
The government, which ordered the National University Hospital and the Senior General Hospital to secure additional treatment beds for severe patients, announced follow-up measures.
It has been stated that evaluation of medical institutions will be postponed and additional points will be provided for participating hospitals.
[박능후 / 중앙재난안전대책본부 1차장 : 환자 전원 등에 소요되는 기간을 고려하면 12월 26일까지 (중증환자를 위한) 318병상이 추가될 것으로 예상합니다.]
It also announced that it will strengthen medical management for patients waiting at home.
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