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Korean quarantine authorities have decided to extend the high intensity ‘social distancing’ measures that are currently being implemented for two weeks as the spread of the third pandemic of the new coronavirus infection continues. Along with this, he announced that he will begin to vaccinate the new coronavirus from the end of next month. Reporter Kim Hwan-yong reports from Seoul.
Korean quarantine authorities said that at 0 o’clock on the 4th, there were 1.20 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection in Korea.
Three days after the last first, they returned to the 1000 mark.
On days 2 and 3, the number of new confirmed cases dropped to 820 and 657, respectively, below 1,000, but is interpreted to have a significant impact due to the decrease in the number of tests during the New Year holidays.
Group infections that link everyday spaces like churches, distribution centers, and acquaintances continue one after another, and the spread of representative vulnerable facilities, such as nursing homes, nursing homes, and senior health centers, remains rare.
It is also a major anxiety factor that the mutant virus, which is spreading rapidly mainly in the UK and South Africa, is identified one after the other.
In Korea, a total of 10 people have been confirmed to be infected so far, including 9 related to the UK mutant virus and 1 related to the South African mutant virus.
The UK mutant virus is known to be 1.7 times stronger than the existing virus.
This is the content of the statements at the fourth briefing by Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Response Headquarters.
[녹취: 정은경 본부장] “For those who have entered the UK and South Africa, we are thoroughly strengthening infection control at the life treatment center or hospital dedicated to infectious diseases and managing the contact list separately.”Consequently, the Korean quarantine authorities have decided to extend the ‘Social Distance’ measures in phase 2.5 of the metropolitan area and the second step of the non-metropolitan area for two weeks until the 17th.
Along with this, the ‘prohibition of private meetings for more than 5 people’ has been extended to the national level, which was applied only to the metropolitan area.
However, it is not clear if the spread of the virus will slow down early because the public is very tired of measures to strengthen social distancing that lasted almost a month, and now is the winter season when the virus is active and a mutant UK virus.
In the midst of this, Korean quarantine authorities have announced that they will start vaccinating the new coronavirus from the end of February.
Headquarters Head Jeong Eun-kyung said, “We are planning to start vaccination with the elderly in group facilities such as high-risk medical institutions, nursing hospitals and nursing facilities.”
[녹취: 정은경 본부장] “Vaccination is scheduled to begin in February of the first quarter of this year for those for whom priority vaccination is recommended, proceed sequentially, and end before the influenza epidemic.”Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it has initiated a review after receiving an approval request for a new corona vaccine from AstraZeneca, Korea.
Health authorities are planning to quickly complete the procedures for product approval and domestic shipment approval so that vaccination can begin in late February.
We plan to shorten the approval review process, which typically takes more than 180 days, to less than 40 days, to complete the AstraZeneca vaccine review and complete the domestic shipping approval process, which takes 2-3 months or more. , in 20 days.
The goal of the Korean quarantine authorities is to administer the vaccines sequentially from the end of February and finish before the flu epidemic in November.
The Korean government previously signed a supply contract for 10 million people with AstraZeneca, 6 million people with Janssen, 10 million people with Pfizer and 20 million people with Modena last year. We have secured a total of 56 million vaccines, including 10 million supplies through the COVAX facility.
56 million people represent more than 100% of the Korean population, which is enough to form herd immunity.
Pre-purchased vaccines are available in the first quarter for AstraZeneca, the second quarter for Janssen and Modena, and the third quarter for Pfizer.
This is the news from the Seoul VOA, Kim Hwan-yong.
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