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The USFK has been vaccinated against the new coronavirus infection with priority targeting essential personnel, such as medical personnel. In Korea, the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases is once again exceeding 1,000 a day, and the influx of a mutant virus from the UK, which has strong transmission power, is putting pressure on quarantine authorities. Reporter Kim Hwan-yong reports from Seoul.
On the 29th, the USFK announced that it had been vaccinated against essential personnel, such as medical personnel and support personnel working in the first quarantine line at Camp Humphreys base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province, and the forces bases. Osan and Gunsan areas.
The USFK urged soldiers to participate in vaccination by intensively introducing the efficacy and safety of the vaccine through the US military radio station AFN, one day before vaccination began on the 28th.
It is known that the USFK plans to vaccinate all KATUSA soldiers and Korean workers assigned to the US Army in the future if they so desire. On the 28th, the Korean Ministry of Defense announced that it is discussing detailed matters such as the target and the vaccination schedule with the relevant ministries after requesting an official consultation with the USFK on the 28th. On the 25th, the USFK brought the first quantity of modder or vaccine to Korea and will receive additional supply according to the vaccine production situation in the future according to the principle of inoculating all USFK qualified community officials.
Meanwhile, Korean quarantine authorities are tense with the influx of a mutant virus from the UK, which is known to be 1.7 times stronger than the existing new coronavirus.
According to quarantine authorities on the 29th, a total of 17 people were in contact with a family member who was confirmed to have a mutant virus in the process of entering Korea from the UK recently.
Quarantine authorities said: “The incubation period has not ended so far, but all test results were confirmed negative. We are currently in self-isolation and are closely monitoring symptoms.”
Four family members living in London, England arrived in Korea on the 22nd, and three of them were confirmed to be infected with a mutant virus that is spreading rapidly in the UK.
In addition to this family, four other family members who arrived from the UK on the 8th and 13th of this month have also been confirmed, and a detailed examination for the presence of the mutant virus is currently underway.
These are the statements of South Korean Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun on the 29th.
[녹취: 정세균 총리] “If a mutant virus, which is known to have a much stronger propagating power, enters and spreads nationally, it will be a great burden on our quarantine system. Bang Dae-bon hopes that the quarantine system will be thoroughly inspected and supplemented to prevent the influx of mutant viruses from dangerous countries. “Korean quarantine authorities also said that at 0 o’clock on the 29th, the number of new confirmed cases per day was 1.46.
The number of new confirmed cases, which had dropped to triple digits over the Christmas holidays, has risen to 1,000 in three days. The impact of the outbreak of 233 additional confirmed cases in the East Seoul Detention Center, where the outbreak occurred.
In addition, the number of deaths per day was 40, the highest in history.
Korean quarantine authorities have recently tightened the ‘social distancing’ stage and implemented ‘special quarantine measures for the end of the year and the New Year holidays’, but there has been no clear decrease or clear reversal in the number of cases. confirmed.
This is the news from the Seoul VOA, Kim Hwan-yong.
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