Sye-gyun Jeong “Over 500 confirmed cases… Gwangju IM Mission group infection”

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said, “A large-scale group infection has been confirmed at an unauthorized facility affiliated with IM Mission in Gwangju,” said that the number of corona19 confirmed patients who had recently stagnated again exceeded 500 as of 0:00 on the 27th. As long as it is there, I can’t be relieved of other areas.” Prime Minister Chung ordered the quarantine authorities and local governments to put all their efforts into blocking further spread. It also announced on the 28th that it plans to announce a vaccination plan.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), as of 0:00 on January 27, there were 516 new confirmed cases in Korea and 43 cases from overseas, and the total cumulative number of confirmed cases is 76,429 (6,203 from overseas). . The number of inspectors reporting suspicion was 46,484, and the number of inspections at temporary screening inspection centers in the metropolitan area was 22,020 (52 confirmed cases). The total number of tests was 68,504, and a total of 559 new confirmed cases.

Prime Minister Chung expressed concern that the number of new confirmed cases has risen to 500 due to a group infection at an unauthorized facility affiliated with the Gwangju IM Mission at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting held at the government’s Sejong Government Complex on the 27th. We hope that the local government will identify all related facilities and do our best to block further proliferation.”

Prime Minister Chung also said, “Yesterday the government faced head-to-head with the medical community to discuss cooperation measures for the successful vaccination of the COVID-19 vaccine.” “The quarantine authorities closely communicated and cooperated with the medical community in all processes such as vaccination preparation, progress, and follow-up management. Please do it,” he said.

Prime Minister Jung said, “All local governments have completed the formation of vaccination promotion teams, and selection work is underway for candidate sites for vaccination centers across the country,” he said. “We will report a detailed vaccination plan to the public tomorrow.” .

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Chung stressed that “quarantine is an economy,” referring to the breaking news of last year’s GDP growth released by the Bank of Korea yesterday.

Prime Minister Chung said, “The growth rate in the fourth quarter of last year recorded 1.1%, maintaining a positive growth trend for the second consecutive quarter, and despite the third corona19 epidemic, our economy has not shrunk. The annual growth rate was -1.0%. Compared to the expectations of the market, the performance exceeded expectations.”

Prime Minister Chung said, “In particular, compared to the fact that the growth rate forecast for major developed countries in 2020 announced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last night was from -3% to -11%, the Korean economy’s potential to resist crisis even in the global pandemic situation. “Even though consumption was severely sluggish due to Corona 19, exports, investment, and the government’s inclusive fiscal policy alleviated the impact.”

Prime Minister Jung said, “We expect to continue the trend of economic recovery in the first quarter of this year, but Corona 19 still remains a ambush.” ​​He said, “Do not let the people slow down, and our economy and daily life are fully on track. I hope you will join forces with the participation prevention until the day.”