What to do when medical resources are exhausted

First, we will further expand the supply of medical resources and services. We require all hospitals above the second level and primary health care organizations to open fever clinics or fever clinics, and have been vigorously promoting this matter in recent times. According to statistics, as of 12:00 on December 14, more than 14,000 fever outpatient clinics had been opened in hospitals above the second level nationwide, and more than 33,000 fever outpatient clinics or fever clinics had been set up in primary healthcare organizations. While increasing the number of fever outpatient clinics or fever clinics, we have also further simplified the process of fever outpatient consultation. The vast majority of patients go to fever clinics mainly for the prescription of medicines to treat symptoms related to new cases of pneumonia, and many places have also opened simple fever clinics to further improve service efficiency. According to some local statistics, the average consultation time at fever clinics has been shortened from more than four hours at the beginning to less than 40 minutes. In addition, medical institutions in various localities are also increasing the number of designated hospitals and sub-designated hospitals, as well as expanding and renovating critical care resources in hospitals above the second level and increasing the number of critical care beds in tertiary hospitals, equipping them with equipment, and training medical staff, as well as expanding and renovating convertible ICUs, all of which are being pushed forward with great urgency. All 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country have formulated corresponding programs and have also arranged for funding. These efforts are also in the process of promotion and implementation.