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The quarantine authorities maintained the social distancing stage. It was decided to extend the 2.5th stage of the metropolitan area and the 2nd stage of the non-metropolitan area for 6 days until January 3rd, with 12 o’clock on the 28th.
The reason why the quarantine authorities maintained the current level instead of the three-stage upgrade was due to the background of △recovery of bed movable power △prevention of rapid spreading △reduction of metropolitan area movement △reduction of infectious disease reproduction index Above all, this is because’special quarantine measures for the year-end and New Year’ are currently in effect until January 3rd.
However, there is a sense of premature to be relieved. This is because there are so many confirmed cases nationwide that the average number of confirmed local outbreaks per week is close to 1000 and meets the three-step criteria (800-1000) of distance.
Accordingly, the government will re-determine measures to extend or adjust distances prior to the current distancing stage and January 3, which is the deadline for quarantine measures during the year-end and New Year holidays. Of course, if this week’s number explodes or decreases significantly, the distance tier could be adjusted. At the beginning of the year, this week is a watershed.
◇ Extension of 2.5 steps in the metropolitan area and 2 steps in the non-metropolitan area until January 3, next year
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters will extend the step 2.5 for social distancing in the metropolitan area, which ends at 12:00 pm on the 28th, and the second step in the non-capital area, until 12:00 pm on January 3, next year.
At a regular briefing on the afternoon of the 27th, Kwon Deok-cheol, the first deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said, “Current quarantine and medical system capabilities can be maintained, and the effect of reinforcing quarantine in high-risk facilities through special measures for strengthening quarantine during the year-end and New Years, meetings and trips, etc. It was determined that it was necessary to see it.”
The special quarantine measures for the year-end and New Year holidays include restrictions on private gatherings of five or more people nationwide, the suspension of operation of the sunrise tourist attractions and ski resorts, and the suspension of operation after 9 pm of the movie theater.
The restriction on meetings with more than 5 people is a stronger measure than the ban on meetings with more than 10 people, which is the 3rd level of distancing, so it will be judged based on the effects of the current special quarantine measures.
The 2.5th stage of the metropolitan area and the 2nd stage of the non-metropolitan area will be extended until January 3 of next year for the end of the special quarantine measures during the year-end and New Year period.
In addition, the script said that only packaging and delivery are allowed when only coffee and beverages are ordered at fast food restaurants. In addition, the rules of prohibiting seating in unmanned cafe stores, which were applied only to the metropolitan area, permitting only packaging and delivery, and prohibiting gathering of Hold’em pubs, are applied to non-metropolitan areas and enforced nationwide.
◇There is no rapid increase in confirmed cases, but it is not a decrease… Level 3 upgrade, watershed this week
However, it is not possible to completely rule out the 3rd stage of distancing. The number of confirmed cases has declined in the last two days, and there is no sudden increase, but it is too early to evaluate it as a complete’decrease’. It depends on how effective the special quarantine measures for the year-end and New Year are this week.
New confirmed cases from December 14 to 27 (2 weeks) ‘718 → 880 → 1078 → 1014 → 1064 → 1047 → 1097 → 926 →867 → 1090 → 985 → 1241 → 1132 → 970’ Appeared.
On the 13th, there were 1030 new confirmed cases, breaking the 1,000 mark for the first time, but after that, the record of the highest number of confirmed cases was renewed three times, including 1078 on the 16th, 1097 on the 20th, and 1241 on the 25th over the next two weeks. It is a situation where we do not know’peak’ yet.
Deputy General Manager Kwon said, “It is a positive sign that the metropolitan area’s infectious material production index fell from 1.27 last week to 1.07,” but it is still above 1.
The infection reproduction index is a number that indicates the level of transmission of one confirmed person to several other confirmed cases. If the infection reproduction index is 1 or higher, it means that one confirmed person is making more than one infection. The number of confirmed cases is increasing. Despite the decrease to 1.07, the situation where it is still more than 1 is a concern.
Deputy General Manager Kwon said, “The current phase is a very dangerous situation. We hope that special quarantine measures will be effective during the year-end and New Year period so that the current phase can be turned to a decline without raising the distance to the third stage.” If you show your mature citizenship, solidarity, and cooperation, the new year will have a more hopeful time.”
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