Original title: severe cases hit a new high after the coexistence mode of South Korea and Xinguan
Since the Korean government launched the epidemic prevention model of "phased recovery of daily life" ("coexistence with the epidemic") in early November, the number of critically ill patients in Xinguan has increased day by day. As of November 10 Beijing time, the number of critical illness cases in South Korea has reached 460, setting a new record in the country. According to Yonhap news agency reported on the 10th, from September 1 to November 5, the number of critical cases has always remained at the level of more than 300. However, it increased to 411 cases on the 6th, and the number of severe cases in hospital for five consecutive days exceeded 400. About 82% of the 460 critically ill cases were over 60 years old. The Korean epidemic prevention department believes that the loose epidemic prevention measures have led to the expansion of the scale of confirmed cases. Due to the early vaccination time of the elderly, the current protection effect has been reduced, and the influence of seasonal factors, the elderly face higher health risks. South Korean Prime Minister Kim Fu Chien chaired the central disaster safety response headquarters meeting on the 10th, saying that the deterioration rate of various epidemic prevention indicators such as severe cases, deaths and reinfections in Xinguan was higher than expected. Sun Yinglai, head of the social strategy team of the central emergency response headquarters of South Korea, said that although the existing medical resources have little problem in treating critically ill patients, it is very important to control the growth rate of critically ill cases in the future. (surging News)