Distance and extension of ban on meetings of 5 or more people… Government “Difficult to solve right away”

Enter 2021.01.14 12:11 | Revision 2021.01.14 13:30

It is expected that the current social distancing for the prevention of coronavirus infection (the 2.5th stage in the metropolitan area, the second stage in the non-metropolitan area) and the ban on private gatherings of 5 or more people will be extended.

Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters (heavy water copy), said in a corona back briefing on the 14th, in response to a related question, “distance and small-sized workers are the key issues, but we believe that it may be difficult to solve immediately.”

“The weekly average (the number of new confirmed cases in the region) is maintained at the level of 500, but this is still quite a lot compared to the first and second epidemics,” said Yun.

Accordingly, there is a high possibility that the current distancing measures, which are scheduled to end on the 17th, and the ban on meetings with more than 5 people will be extended.

He added, “(The number of confirmed patients) does not decrease rapidly, but gradually decreases, so it is necessary to adjust the distance in consideration of this. If the distance is rapidly relieved, the number of patients is likely to increase again. We plan to adjust it in consideration.”

The government is scheduled to hold a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters on the morning of the 16th to finalize the adjustment plan for quarantine measures such as distance.