Daegu·Gyeongbuk Residential Treatment Centers Admit 765 Patients... "About 1,600 More Next Week"

Samsung Human Resources Development Center Yeongdeok Training Institute in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk, provided as a residential treatment center for managing and treating mild cases of COVID-19 [Photo by Samsung]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] As of 8 a.m. on the 6th, 765 patients have been admitted to six residential treatment centers established to care for mild cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Daegu area. The government plans to expand the six facilities by early next week to accommodate an additional 1,600 patients.

Kim Kang-lip, the first chief coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said at a regular briefing that morning, "The residential treatment centers, which first opened on the 2nd, currently have the capacity to accommodate 865 people, and 765 mild patients have been admitted so far. We plan to continuously expand the facilities by early next week so that an additional 1,600 patients can be admitted in addition to the current 804 rooms."

The residential treatment centers currently operating in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas include six locations: Daegu Central Education and Training Institute, Yeongdeok Samsung Human Resources Development Center, Gyeongju Nonghyup Education Center, Mungyeong Seoul National University Hospital Talent Center, Catholic Daegu Archdiocese Chilgok Hanti Retreat House, and the Small and Medium Venture Business Daegu-Gyeongbuk Training Center. On this day, Daegu Bank Training Center and Cheonan Post Office Official Training Center will open.

On the 7th, Gyeongju Kensington Resort will open; on the 8th, the National Pension Service Cheongpung Resort; and on the 9th, the National Health Insurance Service Talent Development Center and LG Display Gumi Dormitory will open sequentially.

As confirmed COVID-19 cases surged mainly in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions, leading to a shortage of hospital beds for inpatient treatment, the government prepared residential treatment centers as an alternative to enable mild patients to live in group isolation.

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