[사회]”A gradual decline beyond the peak” … minefields everywhere



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As the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases fell below 1,000 per second day, quarantine authorities assessed that the pandemic has passed the peak and is entering a modest decline.

However, as the number of seriously ill and deceased patients has increased significantly and group infections in nursing hospitals continue, the thin ice sheet situation continues.

Reporter Park Kyung-seok’s report.

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840 new confirmed cases per day.

It was 125 more than the day before, but it was less than 1,000 for two days in a row.

Quarantine authorities believe that the peak of the third pandemic has passed and has entered a modest decline.

In fact, when looking at the average number of patients per week, this week was 833, which shows a marked decrease compared to last month, when more than 1,000 patients occurred.

As a result, the ability to respond to the outbreak of new patients has also increased.

In the metropolitan area, no one waited more than a day after being confirmed on the third day.

[윤태호 / 중앙사고수습본부 방역총괄반장 : 그간의 선제검사와 국민들께서 참여해주고 계신 거리 두기를 통해 느리지만 효과가 나타나고 있습니다.]

However, there are minefields everywhere.

As the cumulative number of patients increased, the number of gastric and severe patients exceeded 400 for the first time since counting.

The number of deaths per day exceeded 20 for two consecutive days.

Risk factors such as massive infections in nursing hospitals and religious organizations, and mutant viruses originating in the UK and South Africa still persist.

[김정기 / 고려대 약학대학 교수 : 역학조사 진행 중인, 그러니까 감염 경로를 파악하지 못한 케이스가 30% 가까이 나오고 있고요. 양성률도 접촉자 기준으로 봤을 때는 2%대를 계속 보이고 있거든요.]

The quarantine authorities also saw that the spread trend could increase at any time, so they requested to participate in ‘social distancing’ for the 17th.

This is YTN Park Kyung-seok.

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