400 people in 41 days of Corona “reduced the amount of inspection than usual due to cold wave”

The number of new confirmed coronavirus infections (Corona 19) that is counted every day has dropped to 400. It has been 41 days since 451 people on December 1 of last year. However, the government analyzes that it is still too early to be reassured in the situation where the number of inspections itself has decreased compared to weekdays and the outbreak of group infections such as the BTJ Heating Center in Sangju, Gyeongbuk.

On the 11th, the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters announced that 451 new corona19 confirmed cases occurred as of 0 o’clock on the day. It fell below 500 amid the recent slow trend of 869 people on the 7th → 674 on the 8th → 641 on the 9th → 665 on the 10th.

However, the effect of the decrease in inspection and inspection itself is large. According to Bang Dae-bon, the number of inspections counted the previous day was only 28222. The influence of the cold wave on the weekend was great. The inspection volume on the last 5 days during the week amounted to 65,558. The next day, there were 6,4943 cases.

Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said, “The inspection volume was reduced a little more than on weekends. The biggest reason was a cold wave, and the two factors limiting the operation of the temporary screening inspection center were the biggest.”

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters will decide on the stage of distance on the 17th. This is because the two-week extension of the distance from the 4th (the 2.5th stage of the metropolitan area and the 2nd stage of the non-metropolitan area) ends. We are interested in whether or not to keep the stage as it is. The authorities are planning to comprehensively judge the situation for this week and decide the level of quarantine to be applied in the future.

The criterion for the second stage of distancing is when the average number of confirmed patients per day in the last week is 300 or more. 400 to 500 people are based on the 2.5 level upgrade. For this reason, it is predicted that in the case of the metropolitan area, it will be difficult to lower the level from 2.5 to 2 in the current state. However, some quarantine measures can be released.

Sohn Young-rae, head of the social strategy group Jung Soo-bon, at a regular briefing on the previous day (10th), said, “Even if the number of confirmed patients in the second half of this week does not decrease to 400-500, we will discuss whether to adjust some of the quarantine.” “This is to reflect the fact that there is more than group infection in this multi-use facility.”

There were 10 new outbreaks reported in the last week (January 3-9). Compared to the 46 cases the previous week, it was significantly reduced. In addition, the infection reproduction index (R0) has also fallen to 0.88, which is less than 1. The Infection Reproduction Index shows how many people infected with one corona19 confirmed.

However, the outbreak of group infection from BTJ Nation Center is not unusual. As of the previous day, 505 confirmed cases related to the Nation Center were counted. 45 confirmed cases infected an additional 351 people through 21 religious facilities and meetings. In addition, illegal business that violated the guidelines for banning gatherings has not disappeared.

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said, “We need to discuss and decide how to adjust the social distancing stage to be applied from next week this week,” in a speech at the main script meeting on the 11th. “There is a sense of social fatigue accumulated in the situation that has not entered a definite stability phase. It will be a difficult decision to consider.”

Reporter Minwook Kim [email protected]