"Preparing for Patient Surge" Joint Mock Drill for Metropolitan Area Bed Sharing Tomorrow (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The government will conduct a 'Metropolitan Area Bed Joint Utilization Drill' on the 5th to prepare for a large-scale outbreak of patients in the metropolitan area.

Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' quarantine team, stated this during a regular briefing held at the Government Sejong Complex on the 4th, saying, "This drill is conducted to pre-inspect the bed joint response system operated in emergency situations and to establish a cooperative system among related organizations."

The Metropolitan Area Bed Joint Utilization Drill will take place at 9:30 a.m. on the 5th at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. In addition to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and the National Medical Center, which are the main organizers, participants include ▲ the Fire Agency ▲ local governments (Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon) ▲ related organizations (cooperative hospitals, joint residential treatment centers) ▲ and private experts.

Yoon said, "This drill assumes a situation where the daily number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area initially exceeds 100 and continues to increase thereafter." The drill will proceed by assuming possible situations such as a shortage of appropriate treatment beds by region, delays in patient classification, and shortages of personnel and supplies during the full-scale operation of the metropolitan integrated patient classification team, and resolving them through cooperation among related organizations.

The quarantine authorities plan to supplement the 'Detailed Operation Guidelines for the Metropolitan Area Bed Joint Response System' based on the improvements derived from the drill to ensure that there are no disruptions in patient treatment and transfer in the event of an actual large-scale outbreak.

Furthermore, based on the metropolitan joint response system model, they plan to establish a regional joint response system to efficiently utilize bed resources nationwide.

Yoon said, "We will establish a cooperative system for joint bed utilization so that there will be no difficulties in securing beds even in situations where the number of patients in the metropolitan area surges."

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