Last week, the Infectious Reproduction Index was 1.4 … “The size of the trend seems to keep growing”

At the screening clinic in front of the student gym at the Seoul Office of Education in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of 4, 2021, supervising teachers of college education proficiency tests undergo diagnostic tests for a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Yunhap news

With the number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections to date recently reaching 600, quarantine authorities predicted that the spread of Corona 19 could continue to grow.

In a regular briefing on the 5th, Sook-young Lim, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a regular briefing on the 5th: “The average number of confirmed cases in Korea during the last week it was 487.9, an increase of 80 compared to the previous week. .
Quarantine authorities predict the size of the outbreak for three reasons, Lim said. ▶ Infectious material production index. ▶ Amount of social movement. ▶ Status of the epidemiological survey.

“The infectious reproductive index for last week was 1.4, which means that one patient is infecting about 1.4 people,” Lim said. “If it cannot be reduced to less than 1 in the future, the size of the outbreak is expected to continue to grow.”

In a briefing on November 30, Jung Eun-kyung, director of Bang Dae-bon, also explained, “Infectious reproductive index was analyzed at 1.43 from November 22 to 28.” to have.

On the 19th of last month, the government raised the social distancing of the metropolitan area to 1.5 steps and on the 24th to 2 steps. Although about two weeks have passed after the action, the magnitude of the Corona 19 epidemic has not diminished.
In this regard, Mr. Lim said: “Since the steps for distancing in the metropolitan area and nationally were improved, the amount of movement has decreased by about 20%.” I think it is. “He also emphasized that” recently, as infections are constantly increasing in the metropolitan area, it is more necessary to refrain from moving in the metropolitan area. ”

The Sungkyunkwan University Occasional Essay Test was held on the 5th at the Sungkyunkwan University Humanities and Social Sciences Campus, Jongno-gu, Seoul. An examinee wearing a full-length quarantine uniform and taking a writing test leaves the main entrance of the vocal choir. The school has banned parents and the general public from entering the school to prevent the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Reporter Kim Seong-ryong

Another reason that the Corona 19 epidemic is rarely detected is because epidemiological investigations are underway.
“Recently, the number of cases under investigation en route to infection has increased by about 20%,” Lim said. “Both the central and local governments are mobilizing all their capacities to seek contacts, but the scale and the cases of spread of the infection are too many.
He said: “The characteristics of the recent outbreaks are small and frequent, and they are spreading in everyday life. They are appearing everywhere, such as university clubs, acquaintances, pubs and academies.” In the past, during the first and second major outbreaks, there was a core set of trends, but now it is developing in a completely different pattern.

On this day, new group infections, large and small, occurred in Seoul’s music practice grounds, wine bars, insurance companies, real estate companies, and table tennis courts.

Since the first patient came out on day 1 at the music practice center in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 16 more have been confirmed. Bang Dae-bon believes that a group infection occurred while the actors practiced for a long time in an enclosed space located on the second floor of the basement.
At a wine bar in Gwanak-gu, 20 people were added after the first confirmed case occurred on 29 last month. The insurance company in Guro-gu also received 19 additional confirmed cases after the 1st patient came out on the 1st. Of the 20 confirmed accumulated cases, 11 workers, 8 family members and 1 more contact.
At the Songpa-gu table tennis court, the number of confirmed cases rose to 22 as users and their families became infected one after another after the first patient came out on day 1.

On the 4th, at a restaurant in Pagoda Town in Nakwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, it was discovered that more than 20 people had been collectively infected with the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). News 1

The number of confirmed cases has also increased in existing infection cases.
Pagoda Town, Jongno-gu, added 21 people from 34 the day before, increasing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 55. At the Gangnam-gu call center, 14 people were added and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 28. In the case of the Gangseo-gu dance lesson, 9 people tested positive in the contact survey and a total of 249 people.

“It is not enough to be alert now, and people must make bold decisions and act,” Lim said, and “cancel the meeting and refrain from moving until the risk subsides.” He also asked, “If you have cold-like respiratory symptoms, be sure to visit a screening clinic and get a Corona 19 test.”

Quarantine authorities recently revised the relevant guidelines so that, even if an epidemiological relationship with corona is not confirmed19, if you have respiratory symptoms, you can receive free tests at screening clinics.

Crown 19 confirmed patients accumulated since August. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]

The government will establish a special quarantine period for the end of the year and the New Year holidays from December 7 to January 3, including the Christmas and New Year holidays, and plans to strengthen the quarantine.
Separately, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun will hold a meeting of the Disaster Headquarters and Security Countermeasures on the 6th to check on the recent Corona 19 response situation and discuss whether the distance should be increased. Prime Minister Chung told an important script meeting the day before: “I will decide whether to take additional quarantine measures while I observe the situation until this weekend.” At the main script meeting on day 6, it is expected to discuss whether to extend measure 2 + α in the metropolitan area, as well as a plan to raise stage 2.5.

Reporter Baek Minjeong [email protected]