Seoul City “Vaccination from medical staff at the end of this month, 70% of citizens completed in November”

On the 1st, a simulation training for safe distribution of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine is being conducted at Korea’s cryogenic temperature in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do. yunhap news

As early as in Seoul, vaccination for the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) begins at the end of February. It is planned to allow 70% of citizens to get the vaccine before November, led by medical staff.

Seoul Mayor Seo Jeong-hyup held a briefing on the 2nd and announced plans for vaccination. To this end, 30 vaccination centers will be installed throughout Seoul, at least one in each autonomous district, using sports facilities. In addition to this, it plans to select 3,500 consigned medical institutions that have been vaccinated by the state and start vaccination.

“We will operate a joint public-private quick response team to track and observe adverse reactions after vaccination and provide information on vaccination at a dedicated call center,” said Seo said.

“Seoul Medical Association, Seoul Hospital Association, Seoul Time Guard Association, Seoul Police Agency, Seoul Fire & Disaster Headquarters, etc., formed a public-private cooperative regional council and held the first meeting on the 1st,” said Acting Seo. I will prepare without any problems for this,” he added.

As of 0 o’clock on the day, there were 128 new cases of Corona 19 in Seoul. On the 31st of last month, the number of tests was 11,862, which was 7183 less than the 30th (10,045), but the number of confirmed cases increased by 21. The positive rate also increased from 0.6% to 1.1%.

Homeless lodgings in Seoul City’s Daisogi General Support Center. [사진 서울시]

With the number of new confirmed cases remaining around 100 from the 7th, group infections are continuing in various places.
The number of confirmed cases related to homeless facilities at Seoul Station has increased to 62 since the first confirmation on the 17th. There are 64 confirmed cases nationwide. Of the 62 confirmed cases in Seoul, 60 are homeless, the majority of which are staff of facilities and acquaintances of the confirmed cases. There is a possibility of further confirmation as there are 105 personnel during the examination.

At Hanyang University Hospital, four more were confirmed, and the cumulative confirmed number increased to 48. Seoul National University Hospital, where one nurse was confirmed, said that no additional confirmed cases were found.

Regarding the oriental medicine hospital in Gangdong-gu, 19 confirmed patients came out. On the 27th of last month, inpatients were first confirmed, and as a result of examining 493 people, 19 were positive and 474 were negative. Group infection also occurred at restaurants in Gwangjin-gu. After the restaurant guests were first confirmed on the 29th of last month, 14 additional people, including employees, other guests, family members, and acquaintances, were confirmed. In this regard, 68 people are being tested.

Among the new confirmed cases, 46 were contacted with the confirmed cases, and 34 were under investigation of the route of infection. The death toll in Seoul was 326, an increase of one from the previous day.

Reporter Choi Eun-kyung [email protected]