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Govt. vows swift prescription of COVID-19 pills for high-risk patients: PM
By YonhapPublished : May 27, 2022 - 10:04
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday that the government will encourage doctors to prescribe COVID-19 treatment pills for high-risk patients on the day their infections are confirmed.
"For high-risk COVID-19 groups, including people aged 60 or older, test, treatment and prescription of medicine will be carried out in one day," Han told a virus response meeting.
The government will also allow high-risk patients to swiftly be admitted to hospitals responsible for COVID-19 treatment, Han said.
South Korea's daily infections have been trending downward since mid-March as the rapid spread of the omicron variant is under control.
Health authorities detected a case of African swine fever in Hongcheon, 102 kilometers east of Seoul, on Thursday. It marked the nation's first case since Oct. 5 last year.
Han instructed officials to make utmost efforts to prevent the animal disease from spreading. (Yonhap)
