Although it has been the third week since social distancing has been elevated, the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) remains around 1,000 patients. The authorities analyzed that the cumulative number of asymptomatic infections and seasonal factors created an environment favorable to the spread of the virus, thus limiting the distancing effect.
“Influence of seasonal factors, asymptomatic infection spreads widely”
Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Director of the Disease Control Office), is giving a regular briefing at the Centers for Disease Control in Cheongju, Chungbuk on the afternoon of the 14th. yunhap news
According to the Central Defense Response Headquarters of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 26th, the average number of confirmed cases nationwide per day for the past week (12.20~26) was 1017. It exceeded the average of 800 to 1,000 people per day, which is the standard for the 3rd step of national distance. In a briefing, Eun-kyung Jung, head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a briefing, “The spread of Corona 19 has not been broken.” .
Even though it is the third week since the distance between the whole country and the metropolitan area was increased to 2 and 2.5 stages on the 8th, the trend of spreading is rarely caught. Usually, after 10-14 days, the distancing effect begins to appear. In this regard, Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung said, “There are seasonal factors, and as you can see from the positive rate of anonymous tests, local infections caused by cumulative mild and asymptomatic infections are widespread.” The government has installed temporary screening and inspection stations in 150 metropolitan areas such as Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon since the 14th, and found 1,140 hidden infections so far. The ratio of confirmed patients to the test is about 0.26%. This means that the virus is already spreading widely throughout everyday spaces.
Commissioner Chung said, “The reason that the fashion trend does not break even though the social distancing is strengthened seems to have been limited in blocking contact between people in the context of high local infections.”
On the morning of the 22nd, citizens are waiting to be tested at the Corona 19 Temporary Screening Inspection Center in front of Seoul Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Reporter Kim Sang-sun
For this reason, authorities explained that unlike the second pandemic in August, the effect of raising distance is limited. Commissioner Eun-kyung Jeong said, “In the August epidemic, the source of infection was not so widespread, and we reduced (patients) by tracking and managing through an epidemiological network. In addition, he said, “The situation is different from August.” In a situation where the absolute size of new patients is much larger than when the spread in August, raising the distance seems to be affecting. “Once the number of confirmed patients increases significantly, it will take time to fall,” said Kim Moran, a professor at the National Cancer Center.
In the midst of this, the authorities will review whether or not to raise the 3rd stage at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting tomorrow (27th). Regarding the possibility of an upgrade to the third stage, Commissioner Eun-kyung Chung said, “In addition to the 2.5-stage distance from the metropolitan area, we are implementing special measures to strengthen quarantine during the year-end and New Year holidays.” I am doing it.”
Reporter Hwang Soo-yeon [email protected],kr