Gwangju Provides Beds to Daegu with '1,661 Patients Waiting for Hospitalization'... Overcoming Hardship with the "Gwangju Spirit" of Solidarity

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Gwangju City has decided to provide hospital beds to confirmed COVID-19 patients from the Daegu region.

On the 1st, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju, stated at the 'Gwangju Community Special Address Press Conference' held at Gwangju City Hall, "We will isolate and treat COVID-19 confirmed patients from Daegu here in Gwangju," and added, "We ask all citizens to join together with one heart."

The mayor said, "We will transfer mild confirmed patients from Daegu to Bitgoeul Jeonnam National University Hospital, designated as an infectious disease specialized hospital, and the Municipal Second Nursing Hospital for treatment," adding, "We will ensure perfection in the transportation process of confirmed patients to prevent community infection and will not allow family members to accompany them."

Gyeongbuk Province, adjacent to Daegu, also announced plans to admit Daegu confirmed patients to Yeongju and Sangju Red Cross Hospitals. So far, 125 confirmed patients from Daegu have been transferred to other regions: 67 to National Masan Hospital, 26 to Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital, 2 to Armed Forces Capital Hospital, 26 to Sangju Red Cross Hospital, 1 to Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, 1 to Gimcheon Medical Center, 1 to Incheon Gil Hospital, and 1 to Chungbuk National University Hospital.

Health authorities are currently promoting a plan to prioritize hospitalization for patients waiting for admission who have the potential to worsen to severe conditions.

As of 9 a.m. on the same day, the number of confirmed patients in Daegu, the region with the highest number of cases, was 2,569. Among them, 898 patients (773 in Daegu, 125 in other regions) have been hospitalized. 1,661 patients are waiting for admission at home. Among those waiting for admission, 19 patients have been identified as severe cases requiring priority hospitalization.

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