Kim Hyun-sook "987 Patients Visited Jamboree on the 5th... 132 Heatstroke Cases"

55 Additional Medical Staff Deployed
K-pop Concert Postponed to the 11th

On the 5th, it was reported that 987 patients visited the medical facilities at the '2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree.' Among them, 132 were heat-related patients.

Kim Hyun-sook, Minister of Gender Equality and Family and co-chair of the Jamboree Organizing Committee, announced this information during a briefing at the Saemangeum Jamboree Press Center in Jeonbuk on the morning of the 6th.

According to the Jamboree Organizing Committee, the number of visitors on the previous day totaled 987, with 'skin lesions' accounting for 348 cases (35.2%), 'insect bites' 175 cases (17.7%), 'heat injuries' 83 cases (8.4%), and 'sunburn' 49 cases (5.0%).

To support medical care, the committee stated that an additional 55 personnel were deployed the previous day, including 17 doctors, 18 nurses, 1 emergency medical technician, and 19 administrative staff.

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Considering safety concerns due to the heatwave, the K-pop concert originally scheduled for the afternoon of that day at the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree was postponed to the closing ceremony on the 11th.

Minister Kim stated, "The K-pop concert event planned for today will be held on the 11th during the closing ceremony, and the venue will be decided later." She added, "We are reviewing the safest location to ensure the K-pop concert can be enjoyed in a safe and comfortable environment."

Previously, following the United Kingdom, which sent the largest number of personnel due to the severe heatwave, delegations from the United States, Singapore, and other participating countries withdrew one after another. Although the World Organization of the Scout Movement recommended suspension, the government decided to proceed with the event as scheduled through meetings with the delegations of each country.

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