Samsung Yeongdeok Training Center Admits 209 COVID-19 Confirmed Patients... Relief in Securing Hospital Beds

LG Also Decides to Provide Dormitory and Training Center with 550 Rooms
Surge in Patients Waiting for Hospitalization... Some Relief in Accommodation Space
However, Medical Staff and Facility Shortages Persist... Government Support Urgently Needed

Samsong Human Resources Development Center Yeongdeok Training Institute, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] The Samsung Human Resources Development Center training facility in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk, which Samsung provided as a COVID-19 residential treatment center, officially opened on the 4th. On the same day, LG also decided to offer the 550-room dormitory at LG Display in Gumi and the LG Life Training Center in Uljin as residential treatment centers, easing the pressure on securing hospital beds to some extent. However, the rapid increase in confirmed cases still makes expanding medical staff urgent.

According to Daegu City and Samsung on the 4th, the Samsung Human Resources Development Center Yeongdeok Training Center, designated as the 'Gyeongbuk Daegu 1 Residential Treatment Center,' began accommodating and managing 209 COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms from that day. As of midnight on the same day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu and Gyeongbuk was 4,780, an increase of 494 from the previous day.

With a severe shortage of space to isolate and accommodate mild patients, the opening of the Samsung Human Resources Development Center Yeongdeok Training Center has somewhat relieved the burden in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. The Yeongdeok Training Center hosts a government joint support team, including three doctors and six nurses, providing medical and daily living support services.

Previously, the Samsung Economic Research Institute's Social Contribution Research Office, Samsung Human Resources Development Center, and Samsung Electronics decided to provide the Yeongdeok Training Center as the number of patients waiting for hospitalization due to a shortage of hospital beds increased, and hastened preparations with the government. Yeongdeok-gun disinfected the Samsung Human Resources Development Center before patients arrived, and related government ministries such as the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, along with Samsung Medical Center, focused on equipping treatment devices and inpatient facilities for patients.

The facility spans 85,000 square meters, offering ample space and being located away from urban areas, making it suitable for patient management. A Samsung official said, "Since Samsung Group has grown based in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, we felt a greater sense of responsibility to respond proactively in this crisis."

On the same day, LG announced it would provide the 550-room dormitory at LG Display in Gumi and the LG Life Training Center in Uljin as residential treatment centers. LG Display decided on this support to share the difficulties of the local community, as operations have normalized with Gumi as a base.

So far, the Central Education Training Center in Dong-gu, Daegu, and the Nonghyup Gyeongju Training Center in Gyeongbuk have received patients, and the Seoul National University Hospital Talent Center in Mungyeong, the Catholic Daegu Archdiocese Hanti Retreat House in Chilgok, and The-K Hotel in Gyeongju are expected to accommodate 2,000 patients within this week. However, compared to the number of confirmed cases, facilities and medical staff remain insufficient. In Daegu, about 2,300 confirmed patients have not been admitted to treatment centers.

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