Busan Imposes '72-Hour Lockdown'... Patients Transferred to Daegu Due to No Beds, COVID-19 Response at 'Level 3' Standard

Busan City Issues Appeal, Over 4,000 in Self-Quarantine and "Hospitalization Impossible"
Complete Lockdown from Midnight on the 1st Until the College Entrance Exam Day on the 3rd

The gate of a middle school in Dongnae-gu, Busan, is closed on the 30th as the 'Choyeon Music Room' group infection spreads to the educational field in the Busan area. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A 72-hour 'COVID-19 lockdown order' has been issued in Busan. Due to a shortage of hospital beds for inpatients, about 10 confirmed patients were urgently transferred to Daegu Dongsan Hospital this afternoon.

Busan City announced on the 30th that, citing the severity of the local COVID-19 situation, it will implement strong measures equivalent to social distancing level 3 from midnight on December 1 until December 3.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, urgently appealed at 11:30 a.m. on the 30th at Busan City Hall, saying, "The number of people in self-quarantine in Busan has exceeded 4,000, and confirmed cases are increasing so rapidly that even epidemiological investigations are difficult, resulting in an unprecedented shortage of hospital beds."

Busan City stated, "Although the official response policy of the local government is level 2, Busan has decided to significantly strengthen its response to level 3 through additional measures."

They intend to mobilize all administrative power with the determination to block the virus for 72 hours until the college entrance exam day on December 3, by restricting student access to facilities at risk of infection and greatly expanding inspection personnel.

Busan City's '72-hour complete lockdown' measure will begin at midnight on December 1.

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