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On the afternoon of the 18th, parents wait for their dismissed children at the main gate of an elementary school in Seo-gu, Gwangju. In Gwangju, as Corona 19 spread through Chonnam National University Hospital, full-time examinations and waiting for all students continued in 7 schools where the confirmed patient’s family attends. Yunhap news
As the number of new confirmed corona19 cases increases rapidly, voices are growing that social distancing must be proactively raised to the second stage to prevent the pandemic at the national level. Step 1.5 will be implemented starting on the 19th in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Gwangju, but instead of going through it, go directly to Step 2. According to the new distance system established earlier this month, the government was trying to adjust quarantine mitigation considering the number of patients and the condition of the beds. Hadong-gun, Gyeongnam, where a group infection originating from a school or academy occurred, raised the distance to the second level on the 18th. In the background of the second stage update voice, there is a recent spread pattern that is markedly different from past trends. Recently, as Corona 19 penetrates everyday spaces such as family and acquaintances gatherings, sports facilities, saunas, fall mountain clubs, and workplaces, not specific facilities or groups, it is not clear that large-scale group infections that quarantine authorities will focus on testing and monitoring capabilities. Lee Jae-gap, professor at Hallym University School of Medicine (department of infectious medicine), said: “It is not a situation where a target (target) quarantine can be done and the increase in patients will not be prevented. without intensive social distancing. ” Eom Joong-sik, professor at Gachon University Gil Hospital (infectious medicine department), said: “If you hesitate to strengthen the quarantine and spread it to a national pandemic, the damage to the self-employed may be greater in the future.” . It is advisable to do it preventively and quickly when going up and gently when going down ”. However, since step 1.5 has not been seriously implemented, the opinion is also faced that the situation should be monitored further. Choi Won-seok, a professor at the Ansan Hospital of Korea University (department of infectious medicine), said: “It is true that we are concerned about whether the level 1.5 quarantine will be effective,” but “it is difficult to consider only quarantine apart from Social and economic damage. He said: “We are focusing on preventing Corona 19 from entering nursing homes and nursing homes, but if not, we will have to quickly review the update of the second stage.” Professor Kimoran of the National Cancer Center (Preventive Medicine) said: “We cannot fail to consider those who are directly affected by their livelihood due to the upgrade.” Instead of upgrading immediately, transparent partitions are provided in restaurants where it is difficult to reduce density. As a result, the government should support multipurpose facilities and strengthen the voluntary quarantine of people. ” The reason why experts emphasize blocking the influx of Corona 19 to high-risk groups, such as the elderly, is because the burden on the medical system increases more rapidly as the size of confirmed elderly patients increases. For this reason, the government also conducts full inspections every two weeks in the metropolitan area and every 4 weeks in the non-metropolitan area until the end of the year for vulnerable facilities such as nursing facilities. In addition, in order to reduce the number of young and old patients that occur through “silent transmission”, the criteria for screening clinics have recently been greatly simplified for cases where there are suspicious symptoms in contacts. of existing confirmed patients. However, the second stage update is “still”. Under the reorganized social distancing system, the government has more than 300 new confirmed patients per day across the country, lasting for a week, and more than double the level 1.5 update standard (100 people per day in the area metropolitan, 30 people in other regions, 10 people in Gangwon and Jeju). If one of the continuous outbreaks is met or the outbreak that persists for 1 week or more at the 1.5 level in two or more regions, the upgrade to stage 2 is considered. Gang-tae, the general coordinator at Headquarters of Disasters and Security Countermeasures, said: “In the second stage, the restaurant business is prohibited after 9 pm, and many multipurpose facilities, such as karaoke and indoor sports facilities, are suspended. It is important to try to avoid it first. “By Choi Ha-yan, Choi Sang-won, Staff Reporter [email protected]
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