Government “It is not a complete calm, it is possible to lower or raise the distance.”

Entry 2020.10.04 18:09 | Revision 2020.10.04 23:14

The government announced on the 4th that it is too early to judge it as a complete sedation of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and that it is possible to raise or lower the step of ‘social distancing’ depending on the trend of the outbreak of confirmed cases in the future.

“The average number of patients per day for the last two weeks was 66.5, which is a significant decrease compared to 121.0 in the previous two weeks,” said Park Neung-hoo, the first deputy director of Headquarters. Central Security and Disaster Countermeasures (Chinese script) in a regular briefing held at the government office on the same day. In the last week of the Chuseok holiday, there were an average of 57.4 people per day, and the downward trend continues. “

However, Deputy General Manager Park said: “Taking into account the impact of the decrease in the volume of inspections during the Christmas season and the timing of the spread of infection due to the increase in the volume of vacation trips, etc., An accurate assessment of the current situation will be possible only in the middle of this week. ” It’s too early to judge that he was standing. “

Sohn Young-rae, Head of the Strategic Planning Division, Accident Control Headquarters also said: “The effect of reducing the volume of tests on Saturdays and Sundays during the last 4 to 5 weeks has an effect on the occurrence of cases. confirmed from Monday to Tuesday, and the number of patients has increased more repeatedly on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. “Especially in the case of this week, given that the test volume itself has been reduced overall due to the long holidays, It will be possible to objectively assess the precise transmission situation only by observing more of the patient’s pattern of occurrence from the middle of this week. “

He said: “Even if a confirmed person in the metropolitan area moves to the area during the Chuseok holidays and a second transmission occurs there, the transmission manifests as a symptom after an incubation period, and there is a time difference until which is detected again by examination. ” Starting in the middle of the week, secondary infections will appear seriously, ”he said.

The government decided to make a decision after the middle of the week comprehensively assessing the trends and risks of the outbreak through this week in relation to adjusting the social distancing stage after the Chuseok special quarantine period.

Deputy CEO Park said: “If the number of confirmed patients remains stable after the middle of this week, as the number of confirmed patients has achieved the expected results, it is possible to downgrade the stage, but the opposite situation is possible.” It’s too early to predict whether to go in that direction. “