Seo Jeong-hyeop gave a briefing in 12 days … “Voluntary Step 3” Appeal

Seoul Mayor Seo Jeong-hyup announced Seoul’s countermeasures at the Corona 19 briefing on the 16th. [사진 서울시]

378 people. This is the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Seoul at 0 o’clock on the 16th. It rose to 399 on the 12th and then decreased to 219 (13) and 251 (14) as it passed. the weekend, but again exceeded 300. Since December, 21.9% of cases in which the path of infection is unknown and 31% of patients with asymptomatic cases last week reached 5 deaths only in Seoul

On this day, Seo Jeong-hyup, acting mayor of Seoul, started a Corona 19 briefing 12 days after the announcement of the emergency quarantine measures on the 4th. Usually, the director of the Citizen Health Bureau of Seoul City Park Yoomi gives a briefing on Corona 19. Earlier on the 4th, the 4th, Seo said, “We are facing a crisis of desperate despair.”

On the 16th, Seo said, “It’s a crisis of despair. There is no longer a place to withdraw, “he said and appealed:” Citizens are asking for a ‘voluntary three-stage distance.’ He also said, “Please make a miracle change with temperance, sacrifice and patience.”

In addition, the Seo agency emphasized that “the third stage of the improvement is the last bastion because it is a blockade of the city that stops daily life and the economy.”

On the morning of the 16th, citizens queue up to be examined at a temporary control office near Gangnam Station in Seoul. Yunhap news

In the current situation, there are two main measures that the city has proposed. First, secure a bed. On this day, the utilization rate of hospital beds for infectious diseases in Seoul was 85.7%. There are 77 of the 78 treatment beds dedicated to seriously ill patients, and only one can be hospitalized. The life treatment center was expanded to 1929 beds, but only 245 beds were immediately available.

Acting Seo said: “Starting with the Red Cross Hospital on the 21st, by the end of the year, 5 additional hospitals for infectious diseases will be designated as 278 beds, and 18 beds will be insured by the end of the year, including 2 beds for critically ill patients.” .

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it would also expand the life treatment center, saying, “We will only block home quarantine treatment, which is treated at home after Corona 19 is confirmed.” In this regard, he secured 280 beds in the Somang Church training center and 520 beds in the dormitory of Seoul University. 22 autonomous districts, including 9 autonomous districts that began operating, plan to operate their own life treatment centers within this week.

Acting Seo explained that the reason why home quarantine treatment should not come is “70% of Seoul citizens live in apartment houses, so their neighbors may feel fear and anxiety, and the virus may be a source of infection because it is dense. ”

The number of daily confirmed cases in Seoul. [자료 서울시]

Next, we plan to continue increasing the number of tests. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has extended the hours of operation of the health center screening clinics to 9:00 p.m. M. From Monday to Friday and at 6:00 p.m. M. On weekends, and announced that it plans to install temporary screening tests at 56 locations, including Seoul Station, Yongsan Station, Tapgol Park, and the Gangnam Express Bus Terminal. On the afternoon of the 17th, a temporary screening office will also open in Seoul Plaza.

In the past 14-15 days, 10,576 people were tested at the temporary screening lab in Seoul. Of the 2,240 people tested on the first day, 17 were confirmed.

Acting Seo said: “With the determination to fully inspect citizens, we will increase the number of inspections from around 10,000 to a maximum of 37,000 per day.” , Nursing facility workers, emergency care workers, public transportation drivers, etc. will be evaluated free of charge. ”

He appealed: “Medical support staff should be a prerequisite for expanding beds and volume of examinations,” and appealed that “medical personnel, such as physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, and clinical pathologists, should to be volunteer”. He then announced that he would indict the Gangseo-gu Seongseok church and the Itaewon Hold’em pub, which caused a large-scale group infection, and claim damages.

Meanwhile, a confirmed person came out on the 13th at SH Seoul Housing and Urban Corporation, a Seoul affiliate. To date, there have been a total of 9 confirmed cases, all of which are employees of SH Corporation. The Seoul Metropolitan Government is investigating the exact route of the infection, as it is believed to have been infected through internal meetings.

Reporter Choi Eun-kyung [email protected]