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103 Confirmed Weekends … Busan ‘Crown Prevention’ Collapse
Reporter Baeksang Kim [email protected], Reporter Gilsoo Kim [email protected], Reporter Park Seok-ho [email protected]
Check-in: 2020-12-13 19:34:56Review: 2020-12-13 19:37:14Posted: 2020-12-13 19:38:13 (Page 1)
Over the weekend, there were 58 confirmed cases of Corona 19 at Inchang Nursing Hospital in Dong-gu, Busan, and 119 paramedics and health authorities are transporting confirmed elderly patients at Inchang Nursing Hospital in the afternoon. on the 12th. Reporter Jeong Jong-hoe jjh @
There is great concern about the collapse of the local quarantine system, as more than 100 new confirmed cases of corona19 emerged in Busan last weekend. As the speed of the quarantine cannot keep up with the spread of Corona 19, there is even a bleak outlook that a situation similar to Daegu could occur in February-March this year.
According to Busan City on the 13th, there were 82 and 21 new confirmed cases, respectively, on the 12th and 13th, and 103 of them were confirmed. As a result, the cumulative number of patients increased to 1248. Of the new confirmed cases, 58 were related to Inchang Nursing Hospital, and even if this hospital related person was excluded, around 20 other confirmed cases were found. a day due to the umpteenth infection. From the 24th of last month to the 20th, the confirmed two-digit scale has continued. The number of confirmed cases during this period reached 612, or half of all patients in Busan.
58 new confirmed patients at Inchang Nursing Hospital
Double digit patients continued for 20 days
Medical system ‘in play’ due to bed shortage
Situation similar to ‘Daegu in February-March’
President Moon “Upgrade to 3 steps if necessary”
Quarantine experts see the new large-scale confirmation from Inchang Nursing Hospital as an example that reveals the limitations of the current quarantine system. On the 26th of last month, the Inchang Nursing Hospital conducted a comprehensive investigation just after the emergence of four confirmed cases, but only on the 11th was a further comprehensive investigation conducted. Since nursing hospitals are considered dangerous facilities, this is in contrast to the fact that in February this year, the Asiad Nursing Hospital took place in one week, and in October this year, the Nursing Hospital of Haetrak was performed every 2-3 days.
The reason why the total investigation of the Inchang Nursing Hospital was delayed for almost two weeks is discussed and neglected because there was no manpower to invest in epidemiological investigation as new confirmed cases were shed. Currently, epidemiological investigations are conducted by two to four people from one or two teams in each weapons health ward / center, and the Busan city unit provides partial support if needed. Quarantine experts warn that this structure makes it difficult to handle epidemiological investigations of new confirmed cases, rather than the same preventive response as before. An official at a public health center in Busan said: “The epidemiological investigation manager already sees work beyond the possible range” and “I am concerned about the epidemiological investigation gap, as patients are leaving and cannot do everything with watch out”.
We are also concerned about the collapse of the medical system due to lack of beds. The City of Busan continues to focus on securing beds, with the second Busan Live Treatment Center (75 beds) open on the 14th. However, if the trend of 100-200 patients leaving each week continues, the shortage of beds becomes inevitable. Since 12 of the 18 beds are used for critically ill patients, it can be difficult for seriously ill patients to receive adequate treatment if patients come to a hospital nursing facility. On the 12th, a case of death was also reported shortly after being transferred to another hospital after testing positive among patients at Inchang Nursing Hospital.
This situation is likely to get worse. As the dry winter weather continues, virus activity will increase rapidly and the spread of Corona 19 is likely to accelerate. This means that even a small quarantine breach can cause a large-scale cluster infection. Considering an already overloaded quarantine system, there may be situations where control is not possible. Professor Sohn Hyun-jin from Dong-A University’s Department of Preventive Medicine said: “If this trend continues, we will face limitations in a short period of time.
In Gyeongnam and Ulsan, 30 and 4 confirmed patients were added each day on day 13. The cumulative patients were 861 in Gyeongnam and 434 in Ulsan.
On the other hand, President Moon Jae-in ordered: “If deemed unavoidable, decide boldly (three steps)” at a meeting of the Central Headquarters for Disasters and Security Countermeasures related to the Corona 19 incident on the 13th. However, President Moon said: “It is difficult to imagine the pain and damage that will be experienced with the three-stage upgrade.” Reporters Baeksang Kim, Gilsoo Kim, Seokho Park
