1241 new confirmations, the highest ever… Eastern detention center is confirmed again

Despite the government’s omnidirectional distancing measures, the number of corona19 confirmed cases per day reached a high of 1241. Some restaurants and pubs appear to have violated business restrictions, and the government has repeatedly warned of the risk of quarantine blind spots.

Prime Minister Jeong Se-gyun said at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting presided over at the government’s Seoul government office that day, “Unfortunately, as a large-scale confirmed case occurred once again after a week ago in the eastern detention center in Seoul, the number of confirmed cases per day has reached a high of 1241.” Revealed. He then instructed, “In places where group lives such as military and correctional facilities are conducted, please check the quarantine situation once again and strengthen measures to find any asymptomatic infections that may exist.”

Prime Minister Jung also presided over the script meeting on Christmas Day and said, “If a confirmed case occurs in a place where a group lives in a small space, it is difficult to avoid a large-scale infection.”

As a result of a recent government joint inspection team’s inspection of the quarantine situation at the site, it turned out that there are still many places that do not properly adhere to the quarantine rules. There were also restaurants that received customers after 9 p.m. with the door locked, and a bar was caught secretly opening a signboard light.

The quarantine authorities banned the use of more than 5 people in all indoor and outdoor facilities in the metropolitan area from the 23rd, and applied a ban on access to restaurants with more than 5 people in the non-metropolitan area on the 24th. Even in non-metropolitan restaurants, more than 5 people cannot make reservations or enter the restaurant. The measure is until January 3 of next year. Violation of the collective prohibition order is subject to a fine of up to 3 million won or a claim for compensation. However, in non-metropolitan areas, facilities other than restaurants such as gyms are subject to recommendations, so no fines are imposed.

Prime Minister Jeong said, “While the majority of the people are suffering inconvenience and pain, they are faithfully complying with the government’s quarantine standards. Even if some people try to take care of them through expedient measures, it will be difficult to expect the effect of’participating quarantine’.” The authorities and local governments asked for a strict response to violations of the quarantine regulations that threaten the safety of the community.”

Prime Minister Chung said, “It has been ten days since we installed a temporary screening test center in the metropolitan area.” “As many citizens visited us, the total amount of diagnostic tests per day exceeded 110,000. Through the voluntary participation of citizens, we searched for more than 1,000 confirmed cases in 11 days. We are preventing the spread of Corona 19 by doing it,” he said.

Prime Minister Jeong said, “As the quarantine effect is confirmed, the number of local governments operating temporary screening tests such as Busan, Daegu, and Pohang is gradually increasing,” said “Bangdaebon hopes to support sufficient diagnostic tests by further expanding daily testing capabilities.” Asked. Prime Minister Jeong said, “It is a daily routine for people close to gather together to share affection for the last week starting from Christmas, but this year, it has become difficult to find such an appearance anywhere in the world due to Corona 19.”

Prime Minister Jung emphasized, “As I think that this period of special measures for strengthening quarantine is the last step toward the spring of hope beyond the winter of hardships, I hope that all public officials across the country will join forces to protect the quarantine field during the holiday season.”

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