'Covid Patient Care' 30s Female Public Official Collapses from Overwork... Unconscious for Three Days

Appointed in May Last Year
Collapsed in Bathroom Due to Heavy Emergency Patient Management Duties

Medical staff are setting up a temporary screening clinic in front of a company located in the Jingwan Industrial Complex, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi Province. The photo is unrelated to the specific part of the article.

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] A public official in charge of managing COVID-19 emergency patients collapsed from overwork and has not regained consciousness for three days.

According to Yongin City on the 21st, around 10 a.m. on the 18th, colleagues found Ms. A (30, female), who was working in the COVID-19 emergency patient management TF team at Giheung Public Health Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, collapsed in the restroom and reported it to 119.

At that time, Ms. A was unconscious, and her colleagues performed CPR for about 10 minutes before handing her over to the paramedics.

Ms. A was transferred to Yongin Severance Hospital and is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit, but as of the afternoon of that day, she has not regained consciousness for three days. However, her breathing and other vital signs have stabilized.

Ms. A, who entered public service as a nurse in May last year, had been working on COVID-19 related tasks at the public health center and has been working in the emergency patient management TF team since last month.

The emergency patient management TF team is responsible for requesting hospital bed allocation from the government for patients whose condition worsens among those receiving home treatment and for transporting the patients.

It is reported that Ms. A and other team members have been overworked responding to frequent complaint calls due to the recent surge in home treatment patients.

A colleague public official in Yongin said, "It is very unfortunate that a young and healthy employee suddenly collapsed," adding, "The COVID-19 crisis has lasted for over two years, and with the recent sharp increase in confirmed cases, public health center workers are extremely exhausted."

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