On the morning of the 11th, the temporary screening test for Corona 19 prepared in the Seoul Station Square is busy. On that day, the momentum of the’third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) was shaken, and the number of new confirmed cases dropped to the mid-400 range. yunhap news
– With the number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea entering the 400 range in 41 days, the trend of new confirmed cases is paying attention to whether the slow decline will continue.
Until the end of last month, the number of new confirmed cases, which had been around 1,000 a day, has recently decreased to 600, but has fallen to the mid-400 level on the 11th. According to statistics, there is a clear decline, but the common opinion of infectious disease experts is that it is still too early to be optimistic about the situation.
In particular, it was analyzed that the number of holiday inspections was significantly given to the previous day (11th), which was lowered to 400 people due to the cold wave and weekends. Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said at a briefing on the day, “There is a clear weekend effect, and due to the cold wave, the operating hours of the temporary screening test center have been cut in half.” .
Today, around 500 are expected in the late 400 level
– According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 12th, the number of new confirmed cases was interim counted by the quarantine authorities and local governments, including Seoul, from 0 o’clock to 6 p.m. Since then, the increase is not large, and the number of new confirmed patients on this day is expected to be around 500 from the late 400.
Looking at the situation for the last week (1.5-11), the decline is clear. During this period, the number of new confirmed cases per day was 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 664 → 451, an average of 693 cases per day. Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distance-taking stage, fell to an average of 655.4 per day, completely deviating from the three-stage standard (over 800-1000 nationwide). However, it is not possible to conclude a’definite decline’ with these numbers alone.
Looking at the pattern of weekly patient incidence so far, the number of confirmed cases decreased from the middle of the week to the beginning of the week through weekends and holidays and increased again. Sohn Young-rae, head of the Social Strategy Division, Central Accident Control Headquarters, said in a back briefing on the previous day, “(Weekends and holidays) the number of confirmed cases is somewhat low until Monday and Tuesday, but tends to be high on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. There is” he explained.
Jung Eun-kyung, head of Bangdae Headquarters, also predicted that “the number of confirmed cases is expected to be in the range of 600 to 700 a day next week,” suggesting that the size of the infection may increase to some extent.
Meanwhile, President Moon Jae-in said in his New Year’s speech that “we will be able to start vaccination next month.”
Reporter Han Young-hye [email protected]
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