Gyeongbuk Province Reopens Residential Treatment Centers Amid COVID-19 Resurgence

Inmunjeongsin Training Center to Operate from the 24th... Can Accommodate 63 Mild Patients

The exterior view of the Korean Studies Advancement Center's Humanities and Spirit Training Institute, serving as a residential treatment center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongbuk Province recently reopened a residential treatment center at the Korea Institute of Korean Studies Humanities and Spirit Training Center starting from the 24th, in response to the resurgence of COVID-19 originating from the Seoul metropolitan area. This facility is equipped with 63 beds to accommodate mild COVID-19 patients.

Currently, confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk Province are being transferred to and treated at Pohang, Gimcheon, and Andong Medical Centers, as well as Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital. According to Gyeongbuk Province, the residential treatment center was established to exclusively treat mild patients, based on simulations predicting a continuous occurrence of confirmed cases in the current trend.

To open the residential treatment center, the province conducted prior facility inspections and disinfection, and formed an operation and support organization of about 40 people, linking provincial officials, medical staff, firefighters, police, and military personnel.

The center is fully equipped with medical devices such as tympanic thermometers, oxygen saturation meters, electronic blood pressure monitors, stethoscopes, and AEDs (automated external defibrillators), as well as various medicines, masks, hand sanitizers, gloves, and protective suits. A happiness bus equipped with mobile X-ray equipment is deployed in rotation, and a patient transport system has been established to immediately transfer patients to hospitals in case of condition deterioration.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo stated, "Drawing on our experience of operating the most successful residential treatment center nationwide, we will provide the best treatment environment and make every effort to ensure COVID-19 patients recover early and return to their families and daily lives."

Inside the residential treatment center room.

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