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(Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun is speaking at the Central Headquarters Meeting for Disasters and Security Countermeasures in Response to the New Coronavirus Infectious Disease (Corona 19) held in the Planning Situation Room at Seoul City Hall in the morning of 16. December 16, 2020 / News 1
At 0 o’clock on the 16th, the number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections in Korea registered 1,078. This is the highest number of cases per day since the first confirmed cases in January. The mean number of patients per day during the last week (10-16 days) reached 832.6 (according to the incidence in the community). Only in number, it exceeded 800 people, which is the 3rd step of social distancing.
The government also began to review the step-up issue. Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun also said that the possibility of an upgrade to the third stage “cannot be excluded.” In fact, the three-stage update seems to have entered the countdown. However, step 3 is applied throughout the country without exception, and the damage is great for the small self-employed, so instead of applying step 3 immediately, the ‘3rd step + α’ plan and the ‘3rd step-α ‘according to the current propagation trend. The possibility of mixing is also discussed.
Tae-ho Yoon, Head of Accident Control Headquarters (heavy water version), said in a regular briefing at the Security and Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters (Full script): “Since the third step is the Last step, the government is responsible for related experts, including the Central Ministry “We are reviewing in depth by collecting opinions from patients”. It will be judged considering the possible social conditions and consensus in a comprehensive manner. ”
The current increase in confirmed cases is explosive. In particular, in the case of the metropolitan area, the trend of increasing the number of confirmed cases, such as 669 people in 12 days → 785 people in 13 days → 473 people in 14 days → 575 people in 15 days → 757 people in 16 days , has not stopped despite the successive elevation of the distance. In the non-metropolitan area, the average number of patients per day during the last week shows an increase of 224.1.
The number of high-risk patients over the age of 60 increased rapidly due to group infections in nursing homes and nursing homes, reaching 1,901 in the last week. The number of patients with severe gastric disorders also registered a record 226 at 0 o’clock in the day. On the other hand, the day before there were only 40 beds left in the entire country and 3 in the metropolitan area. The risk of collapse of the medical system is increasing.
The government is expected to make detailed adjustments while it reviews the three-step update. Sohn Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division, Jung Soo-bon, said: “The existing manual only assumes a standard situation, but when it is actually applied, the most dangerous factors must be considered and changed.”
In phase 3 above, delivery and packing was only possible for restaurants that were open until 9pm, and a plan is being discussed to ban gatherings at crowded ski resorts and snow sledding stations in winter. . Furthermore, taking into account the trend of spreading the infection in small-scale acquaintances gatherings, the number of meetings and events is expected to strengthen from ‘ban more than 10 people’ to ‘ban more than 5 people’. For large-scale stores that are prohibited from collecting, it is considering applying the industry standard instead of area (more than 3000m2). It is a method of banning gatherings, except in stores that sell essentials, such as groceries and opticians.
The government again called for active participation in social distancing. Director Yoon appealed, “Be actively involved so that there is no three-step increase in distance that causes harm to the self-employed and small business owners.”
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