[단독] “He’s stupid to protect”… Government practically out of self-quarantine because of the crown |

[헤럴드경제=채상우·박혜원 기자] It was belatedly confirmed that the government had indeed given up self-quarantine management for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. As a result, many cases of non-compliance with self-isolation are occurring. It is reported that the spread of COVID-19 is accelerating.

According to a report by the Herald Economy dated 26, in February the Ministry of Public Administration and Security stopped the management and supervision of the self-quarantine and handed it over to the local government. In the Seoul case, it was handed over to autonomous districts and the built-in statistics relating to self-quarantine violations in Seoul were not even grasped. In the same month, the government also abolished the application to monitor the movement of confirmed self-isolated patients via GPS (satellite positioning system).

As a result, local governments are managing and supervising self-isolation, but are in effect left to their own initiative. There is no confirmation of compliance with self-quarantine. Violation of the self-quarantine obligation under the “Infectious Diseases Prevention and Management Act” is punished with imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding 10 million won.

Kang Mo (37, woman), an employee who was infected with Corona 19 in August, said: “During the self-quarantine, I never received a call from the autonomous district.

Park Mo (26, female), who was infected with Corona 19 last month, also said: “It is true that I have lost awareness because there is no confirmation or monitoring anywhere. “I thought it wouldn’t matter if I went to a convenience store or a bar,” she said.

Kim, 28, who self-quarantined in March, said: “I felt that the quarantine authorities were poorly managed during the self-quarantine period.

Experts pointed out that the current quarantine system cannot prevent the re-spread of COVID-19. Eunmi Cheon, professor of respiratory medicine at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, said: “The characteristic of Omicron is that the virus is grown for up to two weeks. It is fair to provide realistic guidelines on whether to reduce the number. of days to 5 days as abroad or to strengthen the personal quarantine, rather than simply passing it on “.

The government will also stop publishing statistics such as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, the number of critically ill patients and the number of deaths from next week. The government distributes press releases every day at 9:30 am and officially announces the statistics. It is also considering reducing the number of Central Headquarters for Countermeasures and Disasters (Corona 19) meetings, which were held twice a week, to once.

Meanwhile, the spread of COVID-19 is accelerating. According to the Central News Agency, as of 00:00 the same day, there were 48.42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 11,350 from the previous week.