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Minister Park Neung-hoo and Vice Minister Gang-tae also warned about “ increasing the distance ”
The effects of Halloween are not revealed, but the embers of group infections are growing
On the afternoon of the 9th, citizens walk in front of the main branch of Lotte Department Store in Jung-gu, Seoul, decorated with a Christmas theme. News 1
As the incidence of new infectious diseases from coronavirus (Corona 19) in Korea continued to increase for more than a month, the government sent a signal warning of the increase in the quarantine level every day. Although it has not yet met the standard of updating the level of reorganized social distancing, daily group infections are diversifying and there is growing anxiety that infections in vulnerable facilities, such as nursing hospitals, could cause an explosive increase in any moment.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Bang Dae-bon) on the 9th, the number of confirmed corona 19 cases nationwide at 0 o’clock on the day increased by 126 compared to the previous day, registering a cumulative record of 27,553. After the previous day (143), three new cases were registered for two consecutive days. Weekly, from the first week of October (4-10), the daily average of confirmed cases is 57.4 → 62.1 (October 11-17) → 75.3 (October 18-24) → 86.9 (10 Month 25 ~ 31) → 87.8 people (November 1 ~ 7), which shows an increase for 5 consecutive weeks. From the perspective of the government, which aims to keep the number of new confirmed cases below 100 in Korea, the situation continues.
In the midst of this, group infections in daily life also continue. At noon on that day, there were new confirmed cases of group infection, such as △ 15 people related to the sale of medical devices in Wonju, Gangwon, △ 9 people related to Orsolgil Tea House in Dong-gu, Daegu, and 6 people related to a bank in Suncheon City, Jeonnam.
The situation abroad is not good either. In recent years, the situation in America, Europe and the Middle East is getting worse than at the beginning of this year, and blockades have been imposed in several places. According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), the previous day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide was 49,5878,590, which actually exceeded 50 million. This is due to the influence of seasonal and geographical factors in the northern hemisphere, which is approaching winter, and the social atmosphere that has been depleted and loosened by long-term quarantine measures. Viruses survive longer in cold, dry temperatures. Given this situation, the number of confirmed domestic and foreign entries has registered double digits for 12 days in a row and is rarely decreasing.
The day before, Park Neung-hoo, the first deputy director of the Central Headquarters for Security and Disaster Countermeasures (Middle Script) (Minister of Health and Welfare), said: “The capital area is in danger of meeting the increase 1.5 steps in social distancing “. The coordinator (second deputy minister) also joined the delivery of the message to raise awareness about the crisis. Vice Minister Kang emphasized at the main script meeting that day: “If we cannot prevent the increase in the number of confirmed patients in Korea, the distance-distance stage will be updated and our daily life, which is difficult to maintain, can be seen threatened again. ”
However, the influence of the Halloween party on the 31st of last month, which made everyone nervous, still seems insignificant. Lee Sang-won, director of epidemiological research and analysis, said: “Fortunately, no group outbreaks due to Halloween have yet been reported.” I’m doing.”
Jinjoo Kim reporter [email protected]
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