On the morning of the 21st, a medical center vehicle is entering the Central Vaccination Center prepared at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. 〈Photo-Yonhap News〉As of today (22nd) 0 o’clock, there are 332 new cases of Corona 19 in Korea.
After the Lunar New Year holiday, the number of confirmed cases increased to 600 in a week.
As the number of inspections decreased due to the effect of the weekend, it is difficult to say that the spreading trend has declined.
Among the new confirmed cases, 313 cases occurred in Korea and 19 cases were imported from overseas.
By region, there are 102 in Seoul, 116 in Gyeonggi, and 18 in Incheon, with 236 in the metropolitan area.
In addition, there were 19 in Gangwon, 12 in Busan, 11 in Gyeongbuk, 7 in Chungbuk, 6 in Chungnam, 5 in Gyeongnam, 4 in Daegu, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, 3 in Jeonnam, and 2 in Daejeon.
The number of patients with severe gastric disorders increased by 146 and death by 5 people.
On the morning of the 16th, medical staff are busy moving at the Temporary Screening Clinic of Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. 〈Photo-Yonhap News〉■Metropolitan hospital/factory group infection… “Insufficient on-site measures”
Recently, the number of new confirmed cases has gone from 300 to 800.
The quarantine authorities were concerned that the unstable situation continued.
In particular, the risk of spreading in large hospitals and manufacturers in the metropolitan area is increasing.
Today, Jeon Jeon-cheol, the second deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said, “The fact that on-site measures were insufficient before and after the outbreak of the confirmed case remains a regret that provides a starting point for this group infection.”
He also asked the authorities and local governments to take care of the management so that similar infections do not recur.
Minister of Public Administration and Security Jeon Jeon-cheol is presiding over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for Corona 19 Response held at the Seoul Situation Center in the Central Disaster and Safety Control Room of the Seoul Government Building on the morning of the 22nd. 〈Photo-Yonhap News〉■Vaccination starts on the 26th… “Respond quickly to adverse reactions”
The COVID-19 vaccine will begin this week.
On the 26th, the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given to people working in nursing homes or hospitals and residents.
The next day, you will be vaccinated against Pfizer.
The quarantine authorities said they would respond quickly in case of any adverse reactions related to vaccination.
“The preventive effect has been confirmed in the countries where vaccination was previously administered, and the side effects are also appearing at a slight level.” “We will closely observe the situation after vaccination and respond responsibly to any adverse reactions that may occur in the first place. “I said.
In order to examine the causality of adverse reactions, a joint public-private quick response team for 17 provinces and cities was also formed.