[국제]US inpatients are also the best… Biden “1 million vaccinations per day”

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In the United States, the number of patients admitted to the hospital for Corona 19 exceeded 120,000, hitting another high.

President-elect Joe Biden stressed that he will speed up the vaccination of one million people a day within 100 days of taking office.

This is a report from Washington correspondent Taewook Kang.

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It is a hospital at a university in California, USA.

Construction of a tent ward in the parking lot is in full swing.

This is because hospital rooms are scarce due to the overflow of inpatients.

[병원 관계자 : 우리 응급실 병동은 매우 매우 바쁩니다. 그래서 그 병동에 대한 부담 중 일부를 줄일 수 있기를 원합니다. 따라서 이 이동식 현장 병원은 한 번에 최대 50명의 환자를 수용할 수 있을 것입니다.]

Inpatients across the United States have again crossed their highs.

It was 12,235 people on the 28th of the local time.

It again surpassed the previous maximum on the 24th, just before Christmas.

Outdoor tents and conference rooms are used as hospital beds, and patients are even sent back in hospitals where they can’t.

President-elect Biden held a press conference to encourage wearing masks and vaccinations.

In particular, he stressed that it will speed up the vaccine distribution so that 100 million doses can be given within 100 days of inauguration.

[조 바이든 / 미국 대통령 당선인 : 이 놀라운 목표를 달성할 수 있을 것입니다. 현재의 5배에서 6배까지 치솟아 하루 100만 회 접종을 찍을 것입니다.]

This is due to concerns that January next year will be worse than December, but the situation does not seem easy to improve, as already seen from the increase in travelers during Christmas and New Year holidays.

YTN Taewook Kang in Washington[[email protected]]is.

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