[현장생중계]Central Defense Response Headquarters Briefing (January 11) | YTN

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Yesterday, 280,000 inspectors reported suspiciousness and 13,000 inspectors at temporary screening inspection stations in the metropolitan area. The total number of inspections was 42,000.

Currently, 15,422 are in quarantine, and 395 are severely ill.

Fifteen people died yesterday, and the cumulative death to date is 1140.

We pray for the deceased’s blessing and offer deep consolation to the bereaved family.

As of January 11th, I will tell you the current status of major domestic outbreaks.

Yesterday, there were 419 new cases in Korea, 297 in the metropolitan area, about 70%, and 122 in the non-metropolitan area.

I will first replace the detailed fashion situation with data.

Next, I will explain the quarantine management situation over the past week.

The number of confirmed cases in Korea averaged 738.1 per day for the last week, down 192.3 from the previous week, down 20.7% from the previous week, showing a trend of decline for two consecutive weeks.

The number of confirmed overseas inflows was 35.1 on average per day for the past week, up from 24.7 last week, but it remains at around 30.

I will tell you about the occurrence situation by region.

The data by region are statistics as of January 11th.

The average number of confirmed patients per week was 655.4 nationwide, followed by 458.9 in the metropolitan area, 54.9 in the Gyeongnam area, 45.3 in the Chungcheong area, and 41.6 in the Gyeongbuk area.

A total of 158 people have died in the last week.

By age, 101 people in their 80s or older accounted for 63.9%, and 35 people and 22% in their 70s or older accounted for 153 people and 96.8% of those aged 60 or older.

As for the estimated path of infection of the deceased, about 60% of those who were exposed at facilities and hospitals such as nursing homes or nursing homes were investigated in the order of contact of confirmed patients and local group occurrence.

In the case of the deceased, 96.2% of the patients had an underlying disease, and an investigation is under way for the remaining six.

In the last week, when looking at the infection route of the confirmed cases, the number of contacts with the preceding confirmed cases accounted for the largest number with 41.5%.

Consecutively, spread through contacts in the daily life around them such as family, acquaintances, and co-workers continues to take up a large proportion.

In addition, 19.5% of group outbreaks were reported, with 9.5% of hospitals and nursing facilities, and 512 people.

Overseas inflows were 4.5%, and infection routes were investigated in 1356 cases, followed by 25.1%.

There were 10 new group outbreaks reported last week, with 4 medical and nursing facilities, 2 religious facilities, 3 workplaces including meat processing companies, and 1 academy.

Although the recent trend of corona19 confirmed cases in Korea has shown a modest decline, risk factors still exist.

First, the risk of community infection still exists.

In particular, 26.2% of the infection routes of confirmed patients are being investigated, which lacks identification of contacts. As hidden sources of infection exist in the local community, the risk of spreading to the local community still exists.

The quarantine authorities will continue to operate temporary screening and inspection stations in the metropolitan area, and plan to come up with efficient improvement plans after January 17th by evaluating the operational results.

If you have symptoms that may suspect COVID-19, we ask you to immediately undergo an examination through a screening clinic or screening laboratory, and to comply with the quarantine rules during the special quarantine period during the year-end and New Year holidays.

The second risk factor is still prevalent in vulnerable facilities.

In particular, in facilities such as nursing homes and nursing homes, it is difficult to recognize early when a patient occurs and care is required, so the risk of group infection is high due to the limitation of isolation and it is difficult to respond.

As a countermeasure for quarantine, preemptive inspections have been strengthened in nursing hospitals, and from January 4th, we have implemented a policy to shorten the inspection period once a week to twice a week to detect early.

In addition, we are demanding that employees of nursing hospitals extend the period of the administrative order to comply with the quarantine regulations. For nursing hospitals and nursing facilities over a certain size in which a confirmed case has occurred, we will dispatch an emergency on-site response team to strengthen initial response.

For group facilities such as correctional facilities, we are reinforcing the management and supervision of group facilities by selecting targets that need intensive management, revising the quarantine guidelines for each facility, and conducting periodic preemptive inspections.

In particular, in the case of nursing hospitals, please thoroughly manage infections in the facility, and in the case of workers, be sure to receive periodic preemptive examinations, wear indoor masks, prohibit private meetings, and various quarantine measures within the institution. We ask you to take care of them.

The third risk factor is mutant viruses.

Regarding mutant viruses, the number of countries where mutant viruses are currently confirmed continues to increase, and cases in Korea have also been reported to have spread to families living together during self-isolation.

To date, 15 cases involving British mutation and one case involving South African mutation have been reported, and a total of 16 cases have not been confirmed yet.

In this regard, we will continue to implement the existing strengthened quarantine measures for immigrants.

Whether entering the UK or South Africa, regardless of whether or not to submit a negative PCR confirmation, a diagnostic test will be conducted at the temporary living facility at the airport and will be quarantined until negative is confirmed.

In addition, we will strengthen surveillance by expanding gene analysis for mutant viruses.

In particular, in the case of foreign immigrants and family members living together, we once again urge you to strictly observe the rules of living so that no spread to their family members occurs during the period of self-quarantine.

Finally, seasonal risk factors continue.

In particular, it is believed that confined indoor living increases due to the continuing cold wave from last week and the risk of infection may increase if there is insufficient ventilation.

In particular, we ask you to follow the ventilation rules thoroughly.

Please ventilate the outside air as often as possible.

In addition, when using a heater or air purifier, it will be helpful to point the wind toward the ceiling or wall so that it does not point directly to people, and to reduce the wind strength as much as possible.

In addition, we request that you perform natural ventilation about once every two hours.

In particular, in the case of a multi-use facility, we request that you open both doors and windows before and after use of the facility to provide sufficient natural ventilation, and use the ventilation function to provide maximum ventilation and ventilation.

The Central Defense Response Headquarters analyzes epidemiological characteristics related to major infections in multi-use facilities, informs them that there is a common risk behavior, and requests caution.

Analyzing the cases of group infections that have occurred in the past, it was a risky behavior that commonly confirmed behaviors such as difficulty wearing a mask, long stay time, or close contact between people.

In particular, behaviors that make it difficult to wear a mask, cafes, restaurants, bathing, and playing wind instruments, and indoor sports facilities that may make wearing a mask unclear or unsafe are classified as dangerous behaviors, or staying for a long time or eating together. B. In the case of eating and drinking accompanied by food, frequent visits to various facilities, frequent visits, and close contact between individuals through small groups, and exposure in shared facilities such as changing rooms and showers. It has been classified as dangerous behavior or dangerous environment.

In order to reduce this risk, we request that you always wear a mask when using multi-use facilities, avoid situations such as eating, drinking, and smoking where you need to remove the mask as much as possible, and minimize your stay time.

In addition, if you can choose a location, we recommend that you choose a location with good ventilation and sufficient distance between table seats.

The following is the trend of influenza outbreaks.

The influenza outbreak trend is a situation where the level of suspected outpatients and detection of the virus continue to be below the epidemic standard.

Looking at the results of influenza surveillance not only in Korea but also by the World Health Organization, the global influenza virus detection rate is 0.15%, which continues to be below the prevalence level.

The Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters is also making specific preparations for the preparation status of the Corona 19 vaccine.

On January 8th, as the regulations on the establishment and operation of the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team and the Prime Minister’s Directive were enacted and implemented, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has formed a vaccination response promotion team in earnest.

The promotion team consists of 4 classes, 10 teams, including the situation management group, vaccination management group, resource management group, and post-vaccination management group, and the vaccine introduction support center, and we will strengthen the business connection with related ministries to prepare for vaccination.

In addition to the working organization, we will operate a vaccination response council operated at the level of the head of the relevant ministries for thorough vaccination practices, and we will do our utmost to cooperate with ministries and private sectors through the operation of a committee and a medical council in which experts participate.

We plan to hold the first meeting of the Vaccination Response Council this week and discuss the operation plan of the promotion team, support roles for each department, and detailed implementation tasks.

The council will continue to check and discuss through periodic meetings to reinforce the cooperation system across ministries in the process of vaccination preparation and implementation.

In addition, in addition to the Infectious Disease Control Committee, the Vaccination Specialized Committee, and the Vaccination Damage Compensation Specialized Committee, which are organized in the Infectious Disease Prevention Act, we plan to form an advisory group of experts on COVID-19 vaccination to provide expert advice and deliberation necessary for vaccination preparation and implementation.

In addition, the medical council will be formed through consultations with related medical associations such as doctors’ associations, hospital associations, and nurse associations, and we will collect opinions from actual vaccination sites and establish a smooth communication system.

The vaccination implementation plan was reviewed by the Vaccination Specialized Committee and the Infectious Disease Control Committee on January 8th, and the plan will be continuously supplemented and decided and announced in January after collecting opinions from related ministries.

With regard to vaccination targets, we plan to carry out free vaccinations sequentially for all citizens according to the vaccine introduction situation after detailed identification of the target audience and collecting opinions on the recommended targets for vaccination.

Currently, through cooperation with local governments and related ministries, we are grasping the size of recommended vaccination targets, and we will prepare and proceed without any disruption in the selection of vaccination institutions and training.

As for the current priority vaccination plan, we are constantly grasping the detailed standards and the size of the subject, focusing on what was said at the briefing in December, so some changes may be possible.

After reviewing this part, we will also explain the size of the specific target when we present the detailed vaccination implementation plan.

In accordance with the special measures to strengthen quarantine during the year-end and New Year period and measures to distance the metropolitan and non-capital areas, I ask you to thoroughly follow the three precautions against Corona 19.

Please cancel all private meetings, stay safe at home, and conduct non-face-to-face or contactless religious activities, meetings, and events.

Regardless of the location and situation, please continue to wear a mask.

Thirdly, if you have any suspicious symptoms such as fever or respiratory symptoms, we request that you receive an examination promptly.

That is all.