Gyeongpodae is banned from entering to prevent Corona 19. yunhap news
The quarantine authorities are tense as the number of patients with a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea has recorded 500 for the fourth day. The possibility of a 4th epidemic is raised as cases of group infection come out nationwide such as Busan, Suwon, and Cheongju.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Bangdaebon) of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 3rd, there were 543 new cases of Corona 19 in Korea as of 0 o’clock on that day, of which 521 are domestic patients. There were 316 (60.7%) in the metropolitan area and 205 (39.3%) in the non-metropolitan area.
Earlier, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting the day before, “The number of confirmed patients is 500 a day, and the number of patients continues to increase in some areas such as Busan, Gyeongnam, and Chungbuk, as well as the metropolitan area, so I am concerned that re-proliferation has begun.” And said.
200 cumulative confirmed cases of Busan entertainment bar
The cumulative number of patients became 200 as 44 patients related to the Busan entertainment bar were additionally confirmed. Since the 24th of last month, a series of infections has been occurring among employees of entertainment establishments, users, families, and contacts. As the confirmed cases continued at 35 entertainment pubs and 6 job agencies, Bang Dae-bon changed the name of the existing ‘Busan song pub-related infection’ to ‘Infection related to the Busan entertainment pub.’
On the 30th of last month, 17 additional patients were related to the entertainment bar in Cheongju-si and Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do. The cumulative number of patients is 18. There were 11 new patients related to a bar in Jung-gu, Daejeon, and a total of 12 were infected.
As group infection continues, mainly in entertainment facilities, the government plans to apply the zero-tolerance principle of suspending business without warning to workplaces that violate the quarantine rules.
Church-related patients are also continuing. In the case of Church A, where the first patient was released on the 31st of last month, 26 people have been infected so far as patients have continued in churches in Seoul, Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, Daejeon, and Gumi, Gyeongbuk. The quarantine authorities believe that a congregational infection occurred through a rally at Church A held in Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do on the 29th of last month.
An exercise facility and church-related patient in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, also had 11 infections after the first confirmed case was released on the 30th of last month. A daycare center in Michuhol-gu, Incheon and Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do, had 13 and 27 patients, respectively.
147 adverse reactions to vaccination received
After receiving the Corona 19 vaccine, 147 cases have been reported to health authorities, claiming that an adverse reaction was suspected. The cumulative report is 10,968 cases. Most of the symptoms (98.1%) are common after vaccination, such as muscle pain, headache, fever, chills, and nausea.
One additional suspicious case of anaphylaxis (severe whole body allergic reaction) was added to 108 cases. The number of serious suspicious cases such as convulsions increased by one to 18.
On the 2nd, at the Corona 19 Vaccination Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, where the Pfizer vaccination for the elderly aged 75 or older is in progress, the elderly are waiting for a while to observe adverse reactions after receiving the vaccination. Freelancer Kim Seong-tae
The number of deaths after vaccination increased by two to a cumulative 32.
A man in his 70s who was included in the vaccination target for the elderly aged 75 or older and vaccinated Pfizer at about 3 pm on the 1st died on the last 2 days, 15 hours later. It was the first to die among Pfizer vaccinations. The man was found to have suffered from kidney failure six years ago.
The other death was a woman in her 70s who received AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine at a nursing hospital she was hospitalized on the 25th of last month. He died on the 27th of last month, eight hours after the two-day vaccination. It was confirmed that there was a usual underlying disease. The quarantine authorities are investigating whether their deaths are related to vaccination.
Meanwhile, 216,000 people (432,000 doses) of the AZ vaccine to be used for vaccination this afternoon came into Korea. This is part of the volume that the government has signed with the international project for vaccine joint purchase,’Covax Facility’. KOVAX plans to send 834,000 AZ vaccines sequentially from April to May, and an additional 148,500 Pfizer vaccines at the end of June. In the second quarter, a total of 1.2 million people come in.
Reporter Choi Moran [email protected]
