808 new corona 19 confirmed cases in Korea came out yesterday (27th), recording below 1,000 for two consecutive days. The social distancing measures were extended six more days until January 3, next year, from the 2.5th stage in the metropolitan area and the second stage in the non-metropolitan area.
This is Nam Joo-hyun.
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Of the 808 new corona19 confirmed cases, 787 are domestic cases excluding 21 confirmed cases from overseas.
The average daily number of confirmed cases in Korea during the last week was 999, which in fact met the three-stage upgrade criteria.
[권덕철/보건복지부 장관 : 현재 환자 발생 수준에 대해선 방역과 의료 대응 역량을 계속 확충해 대응하고 있고 한계 상황으로 보기 어렵습니다.]
The infectious reproduction index in the metropolitan area dropped from 1.27 a week ago to 1.07.
After confirmation, the number of patients waiting at home decreased from more than 500 to 96 at one time, and the availability of up to 164 critically ill beds for immediate hospitalization is a positive sign.
From the 19th to the 20th, mobile phone traffic in the metropolitan area reached the lowest level at about 24.44 million.
It also seems to have taken into account the economic damage to be incurred in the case of a third-level upgrade.
[양 모 씨/음식점 운영 : 인건비도 문제가 많이 발생하고… 직원들 5명 인건비가 얼만데 100만 원 지원해서 될 턱이 있느냐고요. 턱도 없잖아요.]
In the meantime, a British mutant virus was confirmed in the samples of three confirmed patients who lived in London, England and entered the country on the 22nd.
Health officials say they are stepping up quarantine against the influx of mutant viruses spreading in the UK and South Africa.