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| On the morning of the 30th, medical staff are collecting samples at a temporary screening clinic for novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Seoul Station Square. 2021.1.30/News1 © News1 Reporter Yoonsung Koo |
The domestic novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) infection reproductive index rose again and again exceeded ‘1’. The quarantine authorities were concerned that “a nationwide pandemic is possible at any time.” Accordingly, attention is paid to the results of the distance adjustment that the government will announce a day later. This is because it is a burdensome indicator to ease distancing.
At the regular briefing for Corona 19 on the 30th, Im Sook Station, head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters, said, “Since January of this year, the number of confirmed cases in Korea has continued to decrease, but this week is increasing again.”
As of 0 o’clock on that day, 458 new cases (423 in Korea) occurred. It has been declining until mid-January and then rebounding again.
The trend of occurrence of new confirmed cases is from January 17 to 30 (2 weeks) from January 17 to 30 (2 weeks) ‘520 → 389 → 386 → 404 → 400 → 346 → 431 → 392 → 437 → 354 → 559 → 497 → 469 → 458 People’.
The number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks on an average per week for this spread was 424.3. It has been maintained for the third day since it returned to the standard of 2.5 steps (average of 400 to 500 per week) to 402.7 on the 28th.
In response to this spread, the Infectious Reproduction Index again surpassed 1. The infectious reproductive index is a numerical value of how many patients are produced by one confirmed person, and when it is less than 1, it is evaluated as decreasing trend.
Director Lim Sook-young said, “The number of confirmed cases is on the rise. Infectious reproduction production index is also slightly above 1,” he said.
The infectious material production index soared to 1.5 on November 22-28 last year, when the third epidemic began in earnest. Since then, it has maintained above 1 throughout the third outbreak, and the infectious material production index for the last three weeks was ‘1.00 (December 27-January 2) → 0.88 (January 3-9) → 0.79 (January 10-16). →0.82 (January 17-23)’ was recorded.
The fact that the infectious reproduction production index again exceeded 1 can be seen as the spread of the rebound.
In particular, 368 confirmed patients as of 0 o’clock on the day due to the recent group infection of IM Mission appear nationwide at 6 facilities in 5 provinces.
Director Lim feared that “as can be seen from the case of group outbreaks related to the IM mission, a nationwide large-scale group outbreak may occur at any time with a brief carelessness”
“Another indicator of concern is that the social mobility indicator has been increasing continuously for two weeks in a row,” said Lim said. “It is difficult to determine whether this temporarily increases and then decreases again.”
“We are paying close attention to whether the increase in patient incidence is a temporary phenomenon or whether the increasing trend has been completely reversed,” he said. “Please keep your distance a little more active at times like this.”