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Different incubation periods and possibility of spread by contacts … As if there were more confirmed cases
Since the early days of Corona 19, it has been counted as a blind spot for quarantine, like nursing care and psychiatric hospitals.
The mitigation problem was not solved even in the congestion of the hospital rooms, so group infections are repeated
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The most recent domestic outbreaks were led by group infections in nursing hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals in the metropolitan area and Busan. Usually there are five or six, or ten or more people living in a hospital room, so every time a community infection occurs, the damage is great. Experts point out that the same problem will inevitably recur as long as one caregiver does not solve the problem of caring for multiple patients. This is reporter Kim Jeong-hoe. The most recent group infections are cases from nursing hospitals and rehabilitation hospitals. There are many cases confirmed from the beginning, and it is characterized by large-scale infections in a short time. The number of confirmed cases per group is expected to increase as the individual incubation period is different and the possibility of silent transmission through contacts is also high. Since the early days of Corona 19, quarantine authorities have cited nursing hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals and psychiatric hospitals as blind spots for quarantine. However, we have not been able to respond fully. This is because it was unable to solve the structural problems, especially the problem of reducing the density of the hospital rooms. Experts note that if this is not resolved, the outbreak will inevitably continue. In fact, in many nursing hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, and psychiatric hospitals, many patients live in one ward. According to a survey by the Ministry of Social Welfare, there are more than 400 nursing hospitals with more than 14 beds in one ward. Haeterak Nursing Hospital in Busan also operated up to 9 people. Under current medical law, newly built nursing hospitals cannot have more than 6 beds in a ward, but existing facilities are not required to meet this standard. In addition, the fact that a caregiver is in charge of up to 10 people increases the risk, so measures are urgent. These are the problems that I already experienced during MERS. To prepare for the protracted COVID-19 outbreak, we cannot seem to put off our concerns and repairs to resolve the fundamental issue. This is YTN Kim Jeong-hoe. ※ ‘Your report becomes news’ YTN is waiting for your valuable report.
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