[사회]”Sick mother, practically abandoned” … Serious situation in nursing hospital

[앵커]

The situation in nursing hospitals where confirmed cases of corona 19 have occurred is getting worse.

Due to the lack of beds, there are cases where older people with underlying diseases are not transported to hospitals and are practically neglected in nursing hospitals.

Reporter Go Han-seok reports.

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It is a nursing hospital where the first confirmed cases came out on the 5th.

Since then, infections have continued, targeting hospitalized patients, and access to outsiders has been completely blocked.

The daughter is saddened by the concerns of her mother, who will be isolated inside.

[김 모 씨 / 경기도 안산시 : 창문도 없는 방에 갇혀서 코피 흘리시고 혈변 보시는데, 엄마는 죽을 것 같다는 데, 아무런 조치가 없어요.]

The mother, who was confirmed on day 12, suffers from chronic kidney failure at age 70.

It is a dangerous situation because I have seen bloody stools recently, but I am staying because there is no bed at the local hospital.

[김 모 씨 / 경기도 안산시 : 우리 엄마가 중증 환자이니까 상황이 너무 긴박하니까 (보건소에) 전화했는데, 또 병상이 없다고 하는 거예요. 그러면 여기서 돌아가셔야 하는 건지, 어떻게 해야 하는 건지….]

Since the beginning of the pandemic and pandemic, nursing hospitals have been the weakest link.

Due to the large number of older people with underlying illnesses and the nature of the facility where close contact is unavoidable, it is easy to cause an outbreak in a large group.

Also, if the lack of hospital beds in the hospital dedicated to Corona 19 overlaps and you cannot go to the nursing hospital, the damage will be more serious.

[임숙영 / 중앙방역대책본부 상황총괄단장 : 의료기관과 요양시설에서는 고위험군의 건강과 생명을 보호한다는 막중한 책임의식을 가지고 시설 내에서 감염 및 추가 전파 방지에 만전을 기해줄 것을 다시 한번 당부드리겠습니다.]

Quarantine authorities recently surveyed 26 cases of collective infections that occurred in medical institutions and nursing facilities, and said that more than 70% of the virus was transmitted by workers or caregivers, emphasizing once again their special attention.

I am YTN Ko Han-seok.

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