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Enter 2020.11.29 20:51
2020.11.29 21:00 edit
416 nationwide per day for a week
More than 4 times higher than at the beginning of this month
The government decided to strengthen quarantine measures for facilities where recent group infections are occurring, such as saunas and sports facilities, by introducing the ‘2 + α (alpha)’ stage in the metropolitan area, and increasing the distance between non-metropolitan areas to 1.5 stages. The government has decided not to introduce not only step 2.5, but also the second step at the national level, although it met the standard to increase the national distance by 2.5 steps, some voices say: “There is concern that it will be lost. time because it does not meet the standards set by itself. “
■ The government “concentrated in the metropolitan area”
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 29th, the number of confirmed cases in Korea on average per day during the last week (November 22-29) already exceeded the standard of 2.5 steps to increase the distance. At the beginning of this month (from November 1 to 7), the number of 88.7 people stayed below 100, which has more than quadrupled.
However, Bang Dae-bon said, “There is great variation in areas outside the metropolitan area,” and said, “Honam, Gyeongnam, Gangwon-do, and Chungcheong areas correspond to the 1.5 level standard, and Gyeongbuk and Jeju they are still in the first stage. “
In light of the second pandemic experience in August, the effect of distancing by distance usually appears after 10-14 days, so it is pointed out that it is necessary to observe the effect of the update of the 2nd stage in the metropolitan area until this week.
The government said: “Even in the Livelihood Prevention Committee, it was suggested that it is difficult to gain empathy when considering social harm” and “the proportion of patients aged 60 and over is low, 18.9%, and the number of very seriously ill patients is around 80. We also consider that there is still room in the medical system as it remains ”.
■ “I have already fulfilled the condition of stage 2.5”
Kimjang meeting, music practice room, etc.
100 people for 6 consecutive days in a non-metropolitan area
“The government does not adhere to the standards”
Experts worry about “wasting time”
However, some infection experts pointed out that the government’s actions were too lax. Kim Woo-joo, professor of infectious medicine at Korea University Guro Hospital, said: “It was the same during the second outbreak last August, but the government does not always increase when it should be increased and when it should not be reduced,” he said. . The critic “.
Professor Kim noted: “I can see that Corona 19 is already spreading from the metropolitan area to the provinces in the past 1 ~ 2 weeks, but when the non-metropolitan area was upgraded to 1.5 stages, there is not much difference from stage 1 , so the effectiveness is small “.
On this day, in the non-capital area, the aftermath of the Kimjang meeting in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, and the group infection in the Busan music practice room continued, and the number of confirmed patients registered 150, continuing to reach 100 for six consecutive days. Professor Kim said: “If we are forced to go upstage because it is late, the spread will not stop quickly and the economy will suffer more. There is a risk of losing livestock and barns ”.
On the other hand, it was also believed that citizen participation was more important than the stage of distancing itself. Baek-ju Na, professor at Seoul University Graduate School of Urban Health, said: “It is frustrating if citizens don’t move even if quarantine authorities set the stage. It is necessary to look more sensitively ”.
