Elementary school students undergoing corona 19 testing▶ Click here for a larger view
With the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccination approaching one week in the future, the number of new confirmed cases is rapidly increasing, and the spread of Corona 19 is again accelerating.
As of this month, the number of new confirmed cases, which had fallen to the late 200 level, remained at 300 during the Lunar New Year holiday, when the number of tests decreased, and then has soared from 400 to 600.
The number of new confirmed cases is expected to increase for the time being as there are various groups of outbreaks such as medical institutions and factories, and even the worrisome Lunar New Year holiday’family infection’ is being confirmed.
Moreover, with the proportion of patients with unknown infection routes still exceeding 20%, it is likely that the effects of’social distancing’ (Seoul Metropolitan Area Phase 2, Non-Metropolitan Area Phase 1.5) and the easing of the operating hours restrictions of multi-use facilities in the metropolitan area may also appear gradually. There are also voices concerned about the big ‘4th epidemic’.
The government is reviewing measures to reinforce quarantine measures, such as distancing if the spread continues, while keeping an eye on the situation where sporadic infections continue to occur nationwide.
◇ Below 600 people today… Group infections appearing everywhere
According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 19th, a total of 621 new Korean corona19 confirmed cases as of 0 o’clock the previous day.
It recorded the same number as the previous day (621 people), and continued to reach 600 for the second day.
The peak of the third pandemic (December 25, 1,240) was about a month after January 8-10 (674, 641, 657 each), the peak of the 3rd pandemic (1,240 people). Only.
The number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0 o’clock on this day is expected to be somewhat small.
The quarantine authorities and local governments, such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, counted 495 new cases from 0 to 9 pm on the previous day, 69 fewer than 564 people counted at the same time the previous day.
Recently, the number of confirmed cases has only increased to double digits after 9 pm, but reflecting the increase trend, the number of new confirmed cases is expected to reach the mid-500 range. If a sudden outbreak occurs, it may increase beyond that.
Medical staff preparing for the test▶ Click here for a larger view
The recent increase in the number of confirmed cases is largely due to the successive impact of group infections in medical institutions and factories.
According to Bang Dae-bon, a total of 52 cases of group outbreaks related to large-scale workplaces such as university hospitals and factories from January were counted, with an average of 26.1 confirmed cases per case.
The number of confirmed cases related to Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul increased by 31 a day, to a total of 171 by 0 o’clock the day before, and 110 confirmed cases related to Hanyang University Hospital in Seongdong-gu, another university hospital.
At the plastic manufacturing plant in the Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, 123 people were positive as of the previous day, and at least 149 confirmed cases nationwide were confirmed at the cricket boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungnam.
◇ As soon as distance is eased, the number of confirmed cases rapidly increases. “Watch the situation by this week”
As the spreading trend lifted his head again, the red light turned on to adjust the distance stage.
From the 12th of this month to the day before, the number of new confirmed cases for the past week was 403 → 362 → 326 → 343 → 457 → 621 → 621, daily average of 448.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distancing stage, is on average 423 per day, and has re-entered the range of 2.5 stages of distancing (400 to 500 or more nationwide, or a rapid increase in patients such as doubling).
Unfortunately, since the 15th, the government has reduced the operating hours of multi-use facilities such as restaurants and cafes in the metropolitan area from 9:00 p.m. to step 2.5 to step 2 in the metropolitan area and step 2 to step 1.5 in the metropolitan area. Immediately after the 1 hour extension to 10 o’clock, the number of confirmed cases is rapidly increasing.
The plan to apply a new distancing system with autonomy and responsibility as the focus was also disrupted.
The government had initially planned to implement a new distance system from March, but decided to comprehensively review the case of application by looking at the trend of the occurrence of confirmed cases after preparing a reorganization plan.
According to the `direction of reorganization of the social distancing system` announced the day before by the Central Accident Control Headquarters, the government decided to simplify the distance distancing system, which is currently in five stages, and to ease the standards.
The reorganization plan to minimize the ban on gatherings…▶ Click here for a larger view
In addition, measures to restrict or ban business by facility and industry are also minimized.
This aims to shift the paradigm toward emphasizing autonomy and responsibility while reducing the damage to the common people’s economy caused by prolonged distancing, but it is not easy to apply it immediately when the number of confirmed cases comes out on a large scale.
Jungsubon also expressed his thoughts, saying, “The problem of the appropriateness of the time will become worrisome.”
In this regard, Sohn Young-rae, head of the social strategy group Jung Soo-bon at the briefing on the previous day, said, “We will make a decision by this week while looking at the pattern of patient outbreaks and group infections,” regarding the adjustment and reorganization of distance. I will say.
“If the epidemic continues to spread, there may be room for review in the direction of reinforcing the measures currently being taken.” In addition, according to the patient trend, such as step adjustment is viewed as a matter that can be (again) reviewed.”
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