On the afternoon of the 9th, an official from the Seoul Facilities Corporation is disinfecting the entire area of the mall that was closed due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in the underground shopping area of Gangnam Station in Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Facilities Corporation decided to close the Gangnam Underpass Shopping Center until 12:00 pm on the 10th, as one environmental sanitation worker belonging to the Gangnam Underground Shopping Center received a confirmation notice from the Seocho-gu Public Health Center that day. yunhap news
In Seoul, the new coronavirus infection reproduction index fell to 0.74.
According to the city of Seoul on the 11th, the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Seoul per day decreased for four consecutive days, falling below 150. As of 0 o’clock on the 11th, there were 141 new confirmed cases during the day before.
The average number of confirmed patients per day in Seoul last week (3rd to 9th) was 236.3, down by more than 100 from 340 in the previous week (December 27th to January 2nd). Park Yu-mi, Seoul’s quarantine control officer said, “The number of inspections has definitely decreased due to the cold wave and weekend effects.”
The Infectious Reproduction Index is an indicator that tells how many people one confirmed Corona 19 infects. It is an indicator that can gauge the spread of Corona 19 in the future. If it is less than 1, it means that the spreading trend has decreased.
In addition to strengthened social distancing, the operation of temporary screening clinics also played a decisive role in catching the spread.
“There were 480,000 people in Seoul who were tested at the Temporary Screening Test, and about 1,500 people were confirmed here,” said Park. It would have been an upward trend,” he explained.
Still, relief is early. If quarantine slows the reins, the 4th pandemic could come. It is important to reduce the number of infected people as much as possible to effectively respond to the next pandemic.
Park said, “At any time, the number of confirmed cases may increase rapidly due to a large-scale group infection. Therefore, special attention is required. Please join all parties by the 17th in social distancing.”
Sohn Young-rae, a social strategy group at the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said, “You need to accelerate the decline until this weekend to sufficiently reduce the number of patients and reduce the scale of outbreaks to gradually expand activities that harmonize daily life with quarantine. “Please do not delay and do not hold appointments and meetings, etc.”
The government plans to decide on the distancing adjustment plan that will be applied after the 17th, while monitoring the trend of patient outbreaks and the pattern of group infection this week.
As of 0 o’clock on the 11th, the cumulative total of confirmed cases in Seoul is 21,604. There were 5,832 patients in quarantine, and 15,534 people were discharged after being cured.
Reporter Lee Hae-jun [email protected]