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The temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 3rd, when the number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections confirmed at 0:00, registered 657 in 23 days, its busy.
The third pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is turning into a gradual decline. This is because social distancing measures, such as preventive screening through temporary screening offices and prohibiting private meetings with more than 5 people, are effective. However, it is noted that risk factors such as the appearance of mutant viruses with strong infectivity still remain alert.
Disaster and Security Headquarters announced on the 3rd that the Infectious Reproduction Index, which means one additional infected person carried by one person infected with Corona 19, has fallen to the level of ‘1’ during the last week. “As a result of expanding preventive inspections and continuing to strengthen distance, the spread of this third epidemic is being prevented,” said Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division of the Central Accident Control Center in a regular briefing. . It is judged that it is passing smoothly ”.
From December 27 to January 2, the average daily number of domestic outbreaks for a week was 931.3, a decrease of 85.7 from 1,017 the previous week. The number of confirmed patients aged 60 and over also averaged 284.1 per day, 34 less than the 318.1 in the previous week. The infectious material production rate has also dropped to 1.28 → 1.11 → 1 since mid-December. The number of new confirmed cases of corona19 for the first and second consecutive days also remained at 820 and 657, respectively.
However, quarantine authorities drew a line, saying: “It is still too early to judge that it has turned into a definite decline, given the effect of reducing the volume of inspections on holidays and weekends.” Sohn said: “The rate of decline is expected to be very slow due to the nature of this epidemic, which has a broad base of infections in the community.”
The quarantine authority has issued a ‘nursing hospital emergency medical response plan’ to prevent group infection in vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals. According to the script, there were 996 new cases and 99 deaths in 14 nursing hospitals across the country in December of last year. The infection began mainly through nursing hospital workers, and the infection spread largely due to insufficient control of infection during quarantine in the same group (cohort).
Consequently, first of all, the nursing hospital workers had to undergo the PCR test once a week, which was once every two weeks. In the case of the metropolitan area so far, it has been extended to the non-metropolitan area, which was requested weekly. It was determined that workers who belong to the high-risk group or who have been in high-risk areas will be put to work after confirming that they have tested negative by rapid antigen testing.
If a large number of confirmed patients leave a nursing hospital, it was decided to quickly move to another nursing hospital, even if they were not contacted. In the case of nursing hospitals, it is due to the analysis that crown 19 spread rapidly as confirmed and unconfirmed people were isolated only by different floors. “In the future, only a group of confirmed or undiagnosed patients will remain in the nursing hospital, and only patients with the same personality will be treated together,” Son said.
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