Korean Prime Minister: "COVID-19 Outpatient Clinics to be Integrated into 'Respiratory Patient Care Centers'"

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[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] The government has decided to integrate and operate COVID-19 outpatient clinics as 'Respiratory Patient Care Centers.'

On the 10th, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo presided over the 'Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters Meeting for COVID-19' at the Government Seoul Office and announced, "We will reorganize the COVID-19 outpatient care system."

The government judged that the separate operation of the 'Respiratory Dedicated Clinics' for COVID-19 phone consultations, 'Designated Medical Institutions for Respiratory Care,' and 'Outpatient Care Centers' for face-to-face treatment of confirmed cases has caused confusion and inconvenience to the public.

Prime Minister Han explained, "We will expand the number of 'one-stop care institutions' capable of testing, face-to-face treatment, and prescribing therapeutics to more than 5,000 and will mark them as one-stop care institutions."

He also stated, "We will systematically investigate the aftereffects of COVID-19, known as Long-Covid. Through large-scale research, we will analyze the causes and symptoms of COVID-19 aftereffects systematically and, based on this, create guidelines for treating COVID-19 aftereffects."

He continued, "We will establish a 'National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee' composed of private experts. When the committee evaluates infectious disease crisis situations and proposes policies, the government will actively reflect them in quarantine policies."

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