[사회]’Emergency’ on the rise in serious cases and deaths…”Securing hospital beds for 200,000 people a day”

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While the increase in new corona patients19 is drawing a slight curve, the increase in critically ill patients and deaths is unusual.

Quarantine authorities, which have begun encouraging vaccination by declaring a four-week intensive vaccination period, have decided to secure beds in preparation for 200,000 confirmed cases per day.

This was reported by journalist Ki Jeong-hoon.

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As of 0000 on Friday, there were 453 severe cases of Corona 19.

It was up more than 80 people from Friday a week ago and registered 400 people 7 days in a row.

Compared to the relatively modest increase in new cases, this is a clear increase.

The number of corona deaths, which cumulatively exceeded 30,000 last week, is also in the 50s every day.

The problem is that both serious cases and deaths are concentrated in the elderly.

[조규홍 / 보건복지부 장관 : 지난주 신규 위중증 환자는 409명으로, 그 전주보다 16% 증가하였는데, 10명 중 9명은 60대 이상 어르신이었습니다. 고령층을 중심으로 중증 환자가 증가하고 있는 만큼, 빈틈없는 의료대응이 필요한 시점입니다.]

The government’s view of the peak recurrence this winter is around 200,000 confirmed cases a day.

Quarantine authorities have agreed to designate additional critically ill beds in hospitals with excellent treatment capacity, ensuring beds capable of responding to 200,000 confirmed cases.

We will also strengthen the protection of residents of vulnerable settings such as care facilities.

It was decided to extend by another month, until January next year, the operations of the medical mobilization team, capable of providing on-site treatment and vaccinations, and to incentivize the facilities with excellent vaccinations.

We plan to focus on the supply and demand of cold medicines, which are concerned about the supply shortage due to the realization of simultaneous epidemics with the flu.

It was decided to increase the supply of paracetamol for distribution by 50% by November next year and to adjust the price of insurance for this purpose.

[박 향 / 중앙사고수습본부 방역총괄반장 : 도매상, 또 약국의 매점매석이라든지 대형약국의 쏠림 현상, 또 끼워 팔기 등의 부당행위를 방지하기 위해서 11월 17일부터 내년 3월까지 위반행위를 집중 단속하고 제재할 예정입니다.]

The Ministry of Food and Pharmaceutical Safety also decided to designate paracetamol as a medical product in response to a public health crisis and to issue an emergency production and import order to pharmaceutical companies.

This is YTN Ki Jeong-hoon.

YTN Gi Jeong-hoon

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