On the 23rd, at the Seoul East Detention Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, officials wearing quarantine uniforms are busy moving. The correctional authorities began a thorough examination for prisoners and employees as prisoners who were confirmed to have a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Seoul detention centers and Seoul eastern detention centers followed. yunhap news
– While the number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in Korea recorded a record high of 1241 on the 25th, the quarantine authorities analyzed that it is positive that the quarantine authorities are suppressing the sudden increase so far and suppressing it to within 1,000 people.
Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said at a briefing on the day, “Today, it has recorded the largest scale ever, with 1200 people nationwide and 800 people in the metropolitan area. In the non-metropolitan areas other than the metropolitan area, the incidence of patients continues to increase, resulting in 300 cases.” “It is positive that the sudden increase has been suppressed so far and it is suppressed to within 1,000 people. However, it can be pointed out as a limitation that there is no obvious decrease.”
“The biggest reason for the sudden increase in the number of confirmed cases today is that 288 confirmed cases appeared as a result of the second full-scale examination at the Eastern Detention Center in Seoul.” It is maintained at the level of 1000 people in such a situation that does not deviate significantly from the recent trend.” It is true that a large number of new confirmed cases have emerged, but it is said that the scale of community infections has been maintained at a level similar to that of the last few days, except for the eastern detention center group infection.
He said that the average number of new confirmed cases per day for the past week has exceeded 1,000, saying, “I think it is a little more likely to be a temporary phenomenon.” He said, “The reason that the average of more than 1,000 people per day for a week was confirmed (detention center) was confirmed. The eastern detention center in Seoul is already managed within the quarantine network, so it will not spread further to the local community.”
“The government has set a special period of quarantine until January 3 and is working hard to reverse this spreading trend. It may be difficult and difficult, but I think a week or so from now is a very important moment. “If the people refrain from meetings and movements during the special quarantine period during the year-end and New Year period and strictly follow the quarantine rules, we expect a reversal trend to appear from the beginning of next year.”
The government plans to discuss with relevant ministries and local governments on Sunday whether to raise social distancing to the third stage. However, it is expected that during the special quarantine period, they will observe and observe without raising the distance.
Regarding the point that the number of new confirmed cases per day has met the criteria that can be upgraded to three stages, Sohn Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division, said, “The number of patients continues to be around 1,000 now. One of the most important criteria for judging is to see how this trend is going.” “Secondly, the question of whether or not the ability to respond to quarantine through epidemiological investigations, follow-up, and isolation, and the medical ability to stably put patients into treatment facilities and engage in treatment can follow this (patient occurrence pattern) or not? It is very important.”
He said, “We believe that the capacity to control infection continues to be maintained, and that the medical capacity is currently maintained so that it can secure room for the bed and provide stable treatment.” It is explained that even if the number of new confirmed cases continues to be more than 1000, if the quarantine competency and medical competency keep up with it, it will not upgrade to three stages.
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