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In front of the Seoul Senior Welfare Center on the morning of the 18th, a notice for the change of welfare centers according to the second stage adjustment of social distancing is posted. /[사진 출처 = 연합 뉴스]As the risk of returning to the spread of the third corona 19 epidemic in Korea is increasing, confirmed cases have occurred all over the country on the 20th.
According to the quarantine authorities, a total of 341 new confirmed cases were confirmed nationwide from 0 o’clock to 6 o’clock on that day. This is 19 fewer than the same time the day before (360).
In detail, △ Gyeonggi 152 △ Seoul 114 △ Incheon 21 △ Busan 11 △ Daegu 7 △ Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam 6 △ Gwangju, Ulsan, Jeonbuk, Chungnam 4 each △ Jeju 3 △ Gangwon and Chungbuk 2 each People △ Jeonnam 1, etc. However, no confirmed cases have occurred in Sejong and Daejeon.
As there is still time until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 on the 21st is expected to reach 400.
The outbreak of the mutant virus, which is known to have stronger transmission power than the existing Corona 19, has also increased worldwide (90 countries as of 11 days), and the warning sound about the spread of the domestic community is increasing. As of this day, a total of 119 mutant viruses (100 cases in the UK, 13 cases in South Africa, and 6 cases in Brazil) were introduced. In particular, it is known that the spreading power of the mutant virus from the UK is 1.7 times stronger than that of the existing virus.
From the 26th, AstraZeneca (AZ)’s Corona 19 vaccination will begin for residents and workers in nursing hospitals and facilities under the age of 65.
Lee Sang-won, head of the epidemiological investigation and analysis, central quarantine countermeasures headquarters, said at a regular briefing on the day, “As of 0 o’clock on this day, 93.8% of the 36,6959 people registered as vaccination targets at nursing hospitals, nursing homes, and mental care and rehabilitation facilities, or 340,4181 “People agreed to the vaccination.”
The first vaccination will be administered from February to March, and the second vaccination will be administered from April to May.
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