A temporary screening test was installed on the 28th in a parking lot at a church in Gwangju, where the COVID-19 infection occurred. Jeongpil Jang Freelancer
Ahead of the decision of new quarantine guidelines this weekend, the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is drawing extraordinary attention.
A total of 398 new confirmed cases were counted between the quarantine authorities and local governments, including Seoul, from 0:00 to 9:00 pm on the 28th. This is a decrease of 73 people from 471 people counted in the same time period the previous day.
Considering the addition of confirmed cases by the midnight deadline, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on the morning of the 29th is expected to be in the early to mid-400 range. The previous day, the number of confirmed patients increased by 26 in 3 hours after 9 pm.
IM Mission’s collective infection control is a concern for quarantine authorities in recent years. As a result of examining 1954 people in 40 related facilities in 11 provinces and cities nationwide related to IM Mission, 340 people were confirmed in 5 provinces and 6 facilities in Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Gwangju, Ulsan and Gyeongnam.
In the last week (1.22~28), the number of new confirmed cases by day was 346 → 431 → 392 → 437 → 349 → 559 → 497. The average number of people per day was 430. Among them, an average of 403 confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distance-taking stage, is daily.
The government’s policy is that the spread of Corona 19 should be caught ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, which is about two weeks in the future. For this reason, the adjustment of the social distancing stage is delayed from the originally scheduled 29th to the weekend and is carefully reviewing the trend.
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said in a remark at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters the day before, “It is urgent to achieve a certain level of stability ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and vaccination next month.” It was decided to reconsider this due to the recent collective infection.”
Reporter Lee Hae-jun [email protected]