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On the 12th, the number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea is expected to record below 600.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) and each local government, the number of new confirmed cases counted from 0 to 9 pm the previous day was at least 510. This is 50 people less than the same time the day before (560 people).
Considering the trend that the number of confirmed cases does not increase after 9 pm, the number of new confirmed cases on this day is not expected to exceed 600.
This can be interpreted as a result of the decrease in the number of inspections on weekends and holidays.
During the last week (April 5-11), the number of new confirmed cases per day recorded 473 → 477 → 668 → 700 → 671 → 677 → 614, a daily average of 611.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional daily average, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distance-taking stage, is 591, which exceeds the range of 2.5-stage distance-taking (over 400 to 500 people nationwide, etc.).
The number of new confirmed cases per day from 300 to 400 until last month has increased from 500 to 600 to 700.
In particular, the’Infection Reproduction Index’, which means the spread of Corona 19, has risen to 1.12, raising concerns about its spread. The Infection Reproduction Index is an index indicating how many other people around the patient are infected by one confirmed patient. If it is less than 1, it means’prevention of the outbreak’, and if it is more than 1, it means’the spread of the outbreak’.
The proportion of patients whose concomitant infection is unknown also rose to 27.5% over the last two weeks (March 29 to April 10).
The government maintains the current’social distancing’ (currently the 2nd stage of the metropolitan area, the 1.5th stage of the non-metropolitan area) and the ban on private gatherings for 5 or more people from this day to the 2nd of the following month for 3 more weeks, while at the same time, entertainment in the 2nd stage, such as the metropolitan area and Busan. Business bans were imposed on the facilities.
In addition, at the special quarantine inspection meeting for Corona 19, which is presided over by President Moon Jae-in on this day, after reviewing the quarantine response strategy including the vaccine supply plan, we plan to announce special quarantine measures through a briefing.
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