Government “Distant Steps to Be Applied Next Week, Announced on Friday”

Input 2021.04.05 11:58

The government is expected to announce a social distancing adjustment plan that will be applied from next Monday on the 9th. With the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases to 400-500, it is planned to consider whether to raise the level.

Sohn Young-rae, head of the Social Strategy Division, Central Accident Control Headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said in a back briefing on the 5th, “We are planning a schedule to announce (distance phase) on Friday.”

Tae-ho Yoon, head of quarantine, said, “Until last week (the number of confirmed cases per day) has occurred in the 300-400 range, but this week has maintained the level of 400-500 people.” So it’s important to bring it down to the previous level.”

“We need to keep it at the level of 300~400 people,” said Yoon.

The quarantine authorities explained that the proportion of individual corona spread in the metropolitan area and group infection in the non-metropolitan area is large. “In the metropolitan area, 60-70% of the infections are non-group infections, so there are many cases of interpersonal contact or an unidentified source of infection.” Said.

“If a group infection confirmed by an epidemiological investigation on the path of infection causes nth infection, there is a possibility that it may lead to infection between a small number of individuals,” he said. “It is important to block and isolate group infection as much as possible.” .