Lee Jae-myung “Review of the implementation of the emergency mobilization order for beds and isolation facilities”

Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myeong said on the 12th that “the third pandemic of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) has been in full swing” and that the province is reviewing orders for urgent mobilization of beds and treatment facilities to ensure insufficient treatment beds.

Governor Lee said at the 19 Corona Emergency Prevention Countermeasures Conference hosted by Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun on the same day: “We are doing everything possible to secure treatment beds and life treatment centers due to the explosion of confirmed cases, but we cannot solve the current situation by insuring several private hospitals. He said this.

Governor Lee said: “Sufficient compensation and loss support is needed to provide personnel, facilities, equipment, etc. to hospitals scheduled to be closed or closed, or to take full advantage of public and private hospitals and private hospitals.” . He also mentioned the problem of compensation for losses.

The order for emergency mobilization of hospital beds and quarantine facilities is to designate a private hospital, not an infectious disease management facility, as an infectious disease management institution, so that they can be used at will.

A provincial official said: “We have been asking private medical institutions to provide hospital beds, but private facilities have shown an uncooperative attitude due to various circumstances. The emergency mobilization order is to ensure that private hospital beds they can be forcibly secured if necessary. ” said.

Another official said: “The Infectious Disease Control Act states that it is possible to forcibly mobilize hospital beds and medical personnel in medical institutions in a crisis situation, but I know there has been no precedent.”

At 0 o’clock that day, Gyeonggi-do secured 712 beds, of which 643 are in use and only 69 are available.

In accordance with Governor Lee’s policy, Gyeonggi Province initiated a review of a plan to issue an emergency bed mobilization order based on the Infectious Disease Control Act.

In addition to the facilities operated by Gyeonggi Province, the Life Therapy Center encourages cities and counties to secure their own life treatment centers and uses closed motels, resorts, nursing hospitals, and unopened medical institutions.

At the meeting that day, Governor Lee suggested that “the early distancing stage needs to be upgraded to three stages.”

Governor Lee said: “Indoor gatherings are more problematic than outdoor gatherings. In this part, the ban on private gatherings with more than 10 people was tightened to prohibit meetings with more than five people, and there were no more two hours in restaurants. ” “I want the government to actively review the reinforcement plan,” he said.

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