South Korea has confirmed more than 42-hundred novel coronavirus or COVID-19 positive cases, 73-percent of them from the southeastern city of Daegu and nearby Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. The country has also reported 26 related deaths. 광주출장마사지
Rapidly surging cases of the novel coronavirus in South Korea and across the world and the epidemiological characteristics of the outbreak: the topic of our News In-depth tonight with Dr. Han Dongwoo, Director of Global Health and Development at Hanyang University College of Medicine and Dr. Lee Keun-hwa, Professor of Microbiology at Hanyang University College of Medicine. 광주출장안마
Welcome both to the program.
South Korea has decided to take steps to address the shortage of hospital beds in the southeastern city of Daegu and nearby Gyeongsangbuk-do Province amid the continued spike in the number of coronavirus cases. 광주출장
The central disaster and safety countermeasure says COVID-19 patients will now be categorized into four groups according to the seriousness of their conditions.
Could you explain to us this new standard and will it be effective?
Under the new guidelines, patients with light symptoms will be treated at nonmedical state facilities or public accommodations in isolation. Other patients with severe symptoms will quickly be sent to designated hospitals or isolation units. Those who appear to have recovered will not be discharged from hospitals right away, but rather be admitted to these nonmedical state facilities to be monitored for a certain period. How significant is this in preventive medicine? 광주출장안마
South Korea has so far reported 26 coronavirus-related deaths. Most of them were advanced in age or had underlying diseases. What is the case fatality rate of COVID19?
There was a case of a 69 year old woman who was discharged from the hospital after the the medical team declared she had recovered from COVID19. A few days later, she tested positive for the coronavirus. There have been reports of such cases in Japan and China, but it was a first in South Korea. How do we explain this? Was it a reinfection or had there been virus left in her that went undetected? 광주출장마사지
The new guidelines - shifting from requiring all patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 to be hospitalized to just hospitalizing severe patients and sending home for self-isolation those who show mild symptoms - prompt some of us to worry that it may cause more transmission in the local community. What do you say?
Of course, the most seriously-hit by this novel coronavirus is the nation's southeast in the city of Daegu and the surrounding Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.
More than 3-thousand of the 42-12 cases are from this part of the country. What's even more worrisome are news of COVID19 positive cases in Daegu city government employees.
It could mean the breakdown of its control tower?
Some experts have pointed out that with such rapid growth in number of COVID19 positive patients, epidemiological investigation has hit its limit and is now impossible. Should there be a new set of guidelines for COVID19 patients and their families? 광주출장
The South Korean government on Sunday came out and said the transmission doesn't seem as rapid as it had initially presumed. What's your interpretation?
Not only are we seeing a rapid growth in cases in South Korea, but the COVID19 has made its way through every single continent except for Antarctica with the number of deaths rising by the hour from all corners of the world. Are we on the brink of a pandemic?
South Korea has reported a COVID19 case in a 45 day old baby - the youngest patient to be infected with the novel coronavirus in this country. Is there a set of guidelines for pediatric treatment?
The entire world seems to be looking to South Korea for its massive number of tests its running for COVID-19, but we're learning South Korea relies almost entirely on exports for the reagents used in its test kits. With more countries confirming cases of COVID-19, it looks like the race may be on to get our hands on the reagents and the test kits. Should South Korea be worried about the supply of reagents?
The first case in Korea was diagnosed on January 20, and we have yet to hit the peak. This will be a prolonged battle, for sure, and we need to take proactive measures to prevent fatigue in our personnel, because fatigue leads to errors, and errors lead to poor outcomes.Health authorities in South Korea have said this week, the first week of March, will be critical to prevent further spread of COVID-19. Is this week the critical week and what can the average person living in South Korea protect myself and others around me from the coronavirus?
Dr. Han Dongwoo, Director of Institute of Health Services Management at Hanyang University and Dr. Lee Keun-hwa, Professor of Microbiology at Hanyang University College of Medicine, many thanks for your valuable insights this evening. We appreciate it.