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Step 2.5 of social distancing on the way to work▶ Click here to enlarge
As the momentum of the ‘third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) increases, the number of new confirmed cases per day has reached the level of more than 1,000.
On the 12th, 950 new confirmed cases were the highest since January 20, when the first corona19 patient occurred in Korea, and this outbreak is already in the ‘second epidemic’ centered in the metropolitan area in August-September, as well as the last 2-3 The ‘first pandemic’ centered on Daegu and Gyeongbuk in January was also overcome.
The quarantine authorities analyzed that the effect of raising the level of ‘social distancing’ in the metropolitan area has not been sufficiently demonstrated, and they predict that the current level of diffusion will continue for the time being.
As the Corona 19 showed a tendency to accelerate the spread instead of calming down, the government also began to prepare measures, such as collecting expert opinions, seeing that raising the distance to the third stage may be inevitable.
◇ Yesterday, 950 people, the highest ever … There could be up to 1,000 people today
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 13th, the number of new confirmed cases at 0am the previous day was 950, an increase of 261 compared to the previous day (689).
This is 41 more than the 909 people on February 29, when the first pandemic reached its peak.
From the 6th to the previous day, the number of new confirmed cases during a week was 577 → 631 → 615 → 592 → 671 → 680 → 689 → 950 per day. It jumped from 700 to 800 and immediately shot up to 900.
It is expected that the number of new confirmed cases that are announced as of 0 o’clock in the day may also appear in the mid-to-late 900 range, down to around 1,000.
A total of 903 new confirmed cases were counted among quarantine authorities and local governments such as Seoul from 0 o’clock to 10 o’clock the day before. At 6 p.m., 354 people increased from 549.
If you exceed 950, you will break the record for two consecutive days after the previous day.
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Quarantine authorities expect the general trend to continue for now.
In a briefing the day before, Lim Sook-young, general manager of Bang Dae-bon situation, asked if the size of the 900 new confirmed cases is a temporary phenomenon: “Because the effect of the distance of 2.5 steps usually shows up after a week, I carefully predict that this number will continue for the time being.
The reason for the recent increase in confirmed cases is that the ‘latent infection’ spread in Seoul and the Gyeonggi area has spread to large-scale group infections, such as the Sungseok Church in Gangseo-gu, Seoul and the Hospital of Hyoplus Infirmary in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.
In addition, there is the effect that the scale of infections from existing outbreak cases using the daily space as a link increases day by day.
The number of confirmed cases related to the Seongseok church in Gangseo-gu continued to rise to 91, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the song class of ‘Pagoda Town’ in Jongno-gu, Seoul also increased to 230.
In addition, the number of confirmed cases continues to increase relative to the history of Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul (14 people), a nursing hospital in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do (66), a nursery in Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi- do (32) and other classes in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do.
◇ Step 3 is ‘Last Letter’ … The government begins to gather opinions with caution
As Corona 19 spreads with terrifying momentum, the government has opened up the possibility of raising the gap to three stages and began preparing comprehensive measures.
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said at an emergency quarantine countermeasures meeting chaired the previous day at the Seoul Government Complex, “the biggest crisis since the outbreak of Corona 19, and a very urgent emergency to fight the village “. It will be inevitable. ”
In particular, he emphasized, “you must overcome this crisis by mobilizing all your capacities. In the event of an emergency, you must decide and support based on different standards than usual.”
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun▶ Click here to enlarge
Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myeong, who attended the meeting, officially suggested that “it is necessary to preventively raise the distance between the metropolitan area to three stages.”
Some infectious disease experts also ordered a preventive update, citing the possibility of facing a pandemic of 2,000 new confirmed cases per day.
Professor Dong-Hyun Kim from the Department of Social Medicine at Hallym University School of Medicine spoke to Yonhap News and said, “It is not at the current level of detachment, and it must be raised to the third level.” “Of course, the current update standard has not been reached, but until now, even after the update standard has been met. He hesitated, and then continued to delay a heartbeat,” he noted.
As the voices of the three-stage update were raised, quarantine authorities began gathering opinions from local governments and private experts in the metropolitan area.
Quarantine authorities say it takes a little longer for the effect of stage 2.5 to take effect in the metropolitan area, which began on the 8th, but the movement of people is not reduced enough despite the successive increase in distance, and the shortage of beds is gradually becoming a reality due to the rapid increase in confirmed cases. If necessary, the policy is to discuss the three-step upgrade.
Step 3 is based on a nationwide pandemic and is the ‘last card’ taken when faced with the risk of collapse of the medical system as the number of patients rapidly increases across the country.
The number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks in daily average in the last week may increase if more than 800 to 1000 confirmed cases come out, or if there is a rapid increase in patients such as ‘double ring’, which doubles compared to the previous day, this criterion has not yet been met.
In the third stage, as more than 500,000 multipurpose facilities such as wedding halls, cinemas and PC rooms are closed across the country, there will be enormous social and economic damage, as well as rejection of the self-employed and small business owners. . In the course of the discussion, controversies are expected.
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