Fire Agency Issues Additional Ambulance Mobilization Order No. 2... Total 147 Vehicles Supported

30 Additional Ambulances Provided to Daegu and Gyeongbuk Regions

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The National Fire Agency announced that, in response to the request from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for patient transport related to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 30 ambulances departed for Daegu in the early morning of the 4th.

This follows the issuance of the second Ambulance Mobilization Order as of March 3rd, marking the fourth issuance following three previous mobilization orders. A total of 147 ambulances, accounting for 9.3% of the nationwide 1,586 119 ambulance units, were dispatched.

Thirty ambulances from Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, and Jeonnam are scheduled to assemble at the Daegu Duryu Water Purification Plant, where a volunteer waiting station has been set up, by 9 a.m. After gathering, the paramedics will thoroughly disinfect the ambulances, receive protective equipment, and then be deployed for their missions.

As of the 3rd, a total of 5,949 patients have been transported by 119 ambulances, including 1,687 confirmed patients, 4,183 suspected patients, and 32 hospital transfers.

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