Prime Minister 丁 “First confirmation of corona infection for companion animals”… Instructions for preparing management guidelines

Input 2021.01.24 15:49 | Revision 2021.01.24 16:57

“Companion animal confirmed for the first time in Korea”
“The decline in confirmed cases is positive…we need to prepare for the risk of reproliferation”

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said on the 24th, “The quarantine authorities confirmed that a companion animal was infected with Corona 19 during an epidemiological investigation of a recent case of group infection.” It is the first confirmed case of companion animal in Korea.

Prime Minister Chung said at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (Middle Script) meeting held at the government office in Seoul this afternoon, “We may worry about those who share daily life with companion animals and those who frequently encounter companion animals in their lives.” Said this.

He said, “The script should be transparently disclosed by scientifically evaluating the possibility of corona transmission between humans and animals.” He also said, “The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs should consult with the quarantine authorities to prepare guidelines for managing companion animals, so that there is no anxiety.”

Regarding the trend of decreasing the number of new confirmed cases in the third pandemic phase of the corona, Prime Minister Chung said, “The decline in confirmed cases is clearly positive”. “I said. “The quiet spreaders that are being found through the temporary screening test still account for 17% of the confirmed cases per day, and the infectious reproductive index, which was declining, has recently increased again,” he explained.

Prime Minister Chung said, “This week will be a very important time to determine the distance steps and quarantine standards to be applied from February while turning the current decline into a certain stable phase.” I need a review.”

He said, “Experts point out that when strengthening quarantine measures, they should be quick and careful and careful when mitigating quarantine measures,” he said.