The government is scheduled to hold a major script meeting on the morning of the 6th to discuss a plan to adjust distance. ‘Social Distance’ Yonhap News
On the 6th, the government is expected to announce a plan to adjust the distance of Corona 19. On the 31st of last month, the quarantine authorities announced an extension of the distance, such as’no business after 9 pm’ and’no private gatherings with more than 5 people’, and announced that they will review the situation for the next week and review whether or not to adjust.
According to a number of government officials, plans to partially release the business ban after 9 PM are being considered. On the other hand, the ban on more than 5 people is in the mood for maintenance. The final decision will be made at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting in the morning of the 6th, but it may change depending on the flow of discussion.
Decision on the 6th script meeting
According to the script on the 5th, the number of corona19 patients that occurred in Korea for the last week (January 30 to February 5) was 2538. The average number of new patients per day is 362.6. The distance fell below the standard of 2.5 steps (400-500 or more). However, it is not clear whether the 2.5 stage in the current metropolitan area will be reduced to stage 2 and the stage 2 in the non-metropolitan area to stage 1.5 respectively.
Tae-ho Yoon, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said at a regular briefing on the day, “Although the number of patients is decreasing little by little, the risk of the Corona 19 virus is still being judged.” “Infection by personal contact is also increasing, and restaurants, workplaces, hospitals, sports Patients are occurring in various daily living spaces such as facilities,” he said.
On the morning of the 5th, the operators of academies and training centers affiliated with the Association of Private Education Association held a press conference in front of the Central Party of the Democratic Party in Yeouido, Seoul and called for relief at a press conference requesting the removal of the 9:00 p.m. restrictions due to Corona 19 and the relaxation of the number of people at the same time. News 1
Living quarantine committee agrees with ’10 PM’
In conjunction with the’maintenance or reduction’ in the distance-taking stage, discussions are actively taking place on the key quarantine measures, 9pm, banning five people. First of all, in the case of 9 pm, it is said that a plan to release one hour to 10 pm is being reviewed.
In the’Public Perceptions of Social Distancing’ released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 2nd, 79.6% of the respondents responded to the 9:00 p.m. operation restriction, but it was widely suggested that the difficulties of self-employed people should be examined in the script. All. It is said that the government’s recent anti-living committee also generally agreed to ease the 9:00 p.m. business restriction by an hour.
When the government’s “restriction on business operations after 9pm” was extended until the Lunar New Year holiday, self-employed people started a “indefinite lighting demonstration”. It is not actually open after 9 PM, but it is to keep the lights on and express the protest. The photo shows a restaurant in downtown Seoul lit up after 9 pm on the 3rd. News 1
Self-employed people during’open protests’
Currently, many self-employed people are holding’open protests’ that keep their stores lit, although they cannot open after 9 pm. Mr. A, 48, who runs a pub in Osan, Gyeonggi-do, said, “Isn’t this a’secondary’ customer who usually thinks of a glass of beer?” did.
Of course, an opinion was suggested that easing to ’10 PM’ is difficult in the situation where the third epidemic of Corona 19 is still unknown in the script.
Incheon Family Park is crowded with Seongmyo visitors before the Lunar New Year holidays. yunhap news
Entangled with multiple risk factors
Another key quarantine measure, the five-person ban, is likely to be maintained until the Lunar New Year holidays. As the amount of movement increases during the Lunar New Year holidays, the current situation has to be stabilized as much as possible. Moreover, the corona 19 vaccination will begin after mid-month. School starts in March as well. In particular, these days, even mutant viruses are reported.
Sohn Young-rae, head of the social strategy group Jung Soo-bon, said at a regular briefing on the 5th, “The current situation has many risk factors and points to consider.” He said, “We will fully discuss and make decisions about these issues in the meeting of the relevant ministries and local governments at the main script meeting on the 6th.”
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