Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Director of the Disease Control), is giving a regular briefing at the Centers for Disease Control in Cheongju City, Chungbuk on the afternoon of the 14th, including the domestic outbreak of Corona 19 and the results of interim investigations of confirmed patients. (Photo = Yonhap News)-The quarantine authorities repeatedly called for the active implementation of special quarantine measures during the year-end and New Year holidays, diagnosing that the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea has not stopped despite the strengthening of’social distancing’.
Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon), said at a regular briefing on the 26th, “The average number of confirmed cases nationwide per day for the past week was 1,17, and the spread of Corona 19 remains unabated.” “The risk of regional infection is very high, especially in the metropolitan area, with the positive rate of Korean prosecutors exceeding 2%.”
The positive rate, calculated as compared to the number of tests, was 2.17% (1,241 out of 57,147) at 0 o’clock on the 25th, and 3.77% (1,132 out of 358) on that day. .
Headquarters Jung said, “The group outbreak is continuing, centering around facilities vulnerable to Corona 19 such as nursing homes, nursing homes, detention centers, foreign communities, workplaces in a closed and close environment, and religious facilities.” It is important to minimize contact between people during the holiday season during the year-end and New Year holidays.”
Regarding the difference between the’second pandemic’ and this’third pandemic’ in August, the head of the general manager said, “August was the summer season and the source of infection was not wide, so the spread of epidemiological investigations and distance could be halted, but this time in winter. In addition to the factors, as can be seen from the positive rate of anonymous tests,’accumulated infected people’ are piled up, and the trend has not been broken despite the continued reinforcement of distance.”
Citizens are being tested for novel coronavirus infection at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station. (Photo = Reporter Changwon Yoon/Material photo)– Regarding the possibility of raising the distance in the Seoul metropolitan area in the third stage, “In addition to the 2.5 steps, we are monitoring the trend by implementing special quarantine measures nationwide during the year-end and New Year period.” There is a concern about the spread of infection in society, so we are continuing to review it with local governments and ministries.”
The government will hold a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the 27th to discuss and finalize a plan to adjust the distance, including whether or not to raise the third stage. Currently, it is known that the weight of the 2.5-step extension is put on.
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