KONTAN.CO.ID - SEOUL. South Korea reported a record daily rise in novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday and the prime minister issued an urgent call for more hospital beds to cope with the country's worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic. Hospitals were at breaking point with only three critical care beds available in greater Seoul, an area with a population of almost 26 million people, officials said. "The top priority is securing more hospital beds," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a government meeting, according to a transcript.
South Korea reports record coronavirus cases as Seoul runs out of critical care beds
KONTAN.CO.ID - SEOUL. South Korea reported a record daily rise in novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday and the prime minister issued an urgent call for more hospital beds to cope with the country's worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic. Hospitals were at breaking point with only three critical care beds available in greater Seoul, an area with a population of almost 26 million people, officials said. "The top priority is securing more hospital beds," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a government meeting, according to a transcript.