[Photo] Urgent Need to Secure ICU Beds

The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) approached 700 for the third consecutive day. As of midnight on the 11th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters reported 689 new domestic cases. The 689 cases announced on this day represent the highest number in 286 days since the 909 cases recorded during the first major outbreak centered in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions, making it the second-largest number ever recorded. The photo shows medical staff in the negative pressure isolation ward at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the same day. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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