An increasing number of ambulances are having difficulty finding hospitals accepting COVID-19 patients in need of emergency treatment, with such incidents reaching nearly 2,900 in one week, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
The agency said 2,897 incidents across 52 fire department headquarters nationwide occurred during the week of Aug. 2-8.
With coronavirus infections surging, the figure reached its second-highest amount. A total of 3,317 incidents were reported from Jan. 11-17 during the peak of the third wave of the pandemic.
"Hospitals are refusing a growing number of patients as they are not ready to accept them," said an agency official.
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