This year 2020 is likely to end with 2.5 steps to distance. The distance between the 2.5th stage in the metropolitan area and the 2nd stage in the non-metropolitan area has been extended until January 3, next year, without the 3rd stage upgrade. The government has watched for a positive signal. First of all, the number of confirmed cases has not increased sharply, the condition of the bed has improved, and the amount of people moving itself is decreasing, so let’s watch a little more.
Reporter Jeong Da-eun will start the news today (27th).
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Yesterday, 970 new corona19 confirmed patients were added one day, dropping below 1,000 again in three days.
The average daily number of confirmed cases in Korea for the past week was 999, which in fact met the three-stage upgrade criteria, but the government decided to extend the current distancing measures by 6 days until January 3, next year.
The government evaluated that efforts to block COVID-19, such as social distancing, and the rate of spread of the epidemic remain in balance.
[권덕철/보건복지부 장관 : 현재 환자 발생 수준에 대해선 방역과 의료대응역량을 계속 확충해 대응하고 있고 한계 상황으로 보기 어렵습니다.]
First of all, the infection reproduction index in the metropolitan area fell from 1.27 last week to 1.07.
After confirmation, the number of patients waiting at home decreased from more than 500 at one time to 96, and it was a positive sign that up to 164 critically ill beds were secured.
In addition, over the weekend, the amount of mobile phone traffic in the metropolitan area reached the lowest level at about 24.44 million, and he decided to observe the effects of special quarantine measures.
It seems to have taken into account the economic damage to be incurred during the 3rd level upgrade.
[양 모 씨/음식점 운영 : 인건비도 문제가 많이 발생하고 직원들 5명 인건비가 얼만데 100만 원 지원해서 될 턱이 있느냐고요. 턱도 없잖아요.]
When ordering only drinks or desserts at fast food restaurants, quarantine measures will be strengthened, such as allowing only packaging and delivery, banning sitting at unmanned cafes and banning hold’em pubs nationwide.
The government will review the situation again this week and review whether or not the distance is raised.
(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Kim Ho-jin)