On the morning of the 18th, citizens are waiting in line to receive a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) diagnostic test at the screening clinic established at Namyangju Health Center in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. News 1
Recently, as cases of mass infection of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) appeared one after another in workplaces or religious facilities where foreign workers were concentrated, the government began a special inspection. The quarantine authorities warned that the third outbreak could spread again if further group infections were followed.
At a regular briefing on the 19th, Sohn Young-rae, head of the Social Strategy Division, said, “Recently, group infections have occurred several times, centering on workplaces and workplaces. I will do it.” At the plastic factory in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, where foreign employees lived together, there were 122 confirmed cases by the 18th after the first patient occurred on the 13th. Even at a heating plant in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, where the proportion of foreign workers is high, 135 confirmed cases were confirmed by the day before.
Undocumented person reluctant to be prosecutors in fear of being deported
Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division of the Central Accident Control Headquarters (a spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Welfare) is giving a briefing on the results of the Corona 19 critical script at the Seoul Government Complex on the 14th. yunhap news
In particular, Mr. Son said, “In the case of illegal aliens, they may hide symptoms due to fear of crackdowns and deportation, or avoid corona 19 testing, leading to a larger group infection.” He said, “Even if the fact of illegal stay is revealed in the course of being tested for COVID-19, we are not conducting any crackdown or deportation.”
The government announced that it has been conducting quarantine regulations and on-site inspections for 4,000 foreign-dense facilities and 900 manpower offices since July. “We will strengthen quarantine management for manufacturing and construction business sites,” said Son.
Priority management of 147 religious facilities that are vulnerable to quarantine
On the 17th, workers line up for a full test at the mobile inspection center in Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, where a group infection of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) occurred. News 1
On this day, the quarantine authorities announced that they are conducting special inspections on some religious facilities that are vulnerable to infection. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (companion), the government has conducted inspections on the 13th, focusing on’unknown religious facilities’. It is a place where names such as healing centers and training centers are written. There are 3204 nationwide. The authorities suspect that camps or small groups have occurred in many facilities. First of all, 147 vulnerable facilities for quarantine will be notified to local governments and intensively managed.
On the other hand, the number of new corona19 confirmed on this day was 561, down 60 from the previous day. “There is a growing risk that the third epidemic of the coronavirus, which was showing a declining trend, will shift toward spreading again.” You can avoid the upward movement.”
Reporter Woorim Lee [email protected]