Recommend accommodation, travel and eat out while blocking Halloween … ‘Confusion’ of conflicting messages between authorities

▲ The streets of Itaewon were very busy due to social distancing. ⒸNew daily DB

‘Halloween Day’, when quarantine authorities feared it would be a milestone for the spread of Corona 19, came a day early. With the experience of spreading the infection from the Itaewon club in May, the use of public officials for the operation of intensive quarantine networks was predicted by local governments and the central government.

The problem is, while blocking Halloween, the other party has mixed messages encouraging accommodation, travel, and eating out. This means that the quarantine countermeasures headquarters (Bangdaebon), the security and disaster countermeasures headquarters (intermediate script), and the accident control headquarters (heavy water edition) have different quarantine targets.

First, Bang Dae-bon is operated as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chung Eun-kyung. The message to the public about the quarantine is aimed at curbing the pandemic in the fall and winter.

Daebon Bang is concerned that Halloween Day could lead to a large-scale spread like the Itaewon club incident, and emphasizes refraining from travel and promoting social distancing.

Head of Headquarters Jung Eun-kyung emphasized, “As the use of entertainment facilities and multipurpose facilities is expected to increase on Halloween, be sure to follow quarantine rules such as wearing a mask indoors or outdoors where keeping your distance is difficult. “

He then asked, “After a large gathering of events, meetings, and trips, we look for symptoms and, if any symptoms are present or suspected, we undergo a corona diagnostic test19.”

Currently, three factors are cited as risk factors for Corona 19: △ group infection in vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals and nursing facilities △ worsening of reproliferation in foreign countries such as Europe △ increase in events, meetings and trips in autumn.

Although Bang Dae-bon responds by prescribing “major fall events, gatherings, and travels” as a factor in spreading the infection, the judgment of heavy script and heavy copy is different. Rather, it recommends lodging and travel to revitalize domestic demand.

Here, Prime Minister Chung Sye-gyun chairs the meeting, while Jung Soo-bon is chaired by Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo as head of headquarters.

In other words, although the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention should refrain from traveling in the fall, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Social Welfare are sending opposite messages.

In fact, on the 28th, the script announced a plan to reopen domestic tourism, such as discount coupons for accommodation, travel and restaurants. It was decided to offer a discount coupon that cuts around 1000 travel products by 30% and to launch a campaign to support discounts for eating out.

Specifically, it will provide a travel discount coupon that offers a 30% discount on 1112 travel products from the 30th day. In addition, when you eat out 3 times, a campaign to support discounts for eating out will be implemented for refund 10,000 won for the fourth time.

Jung Soo-bon, Head of Quarantine General Manager Yoon Tae-ho, said: “The decision was made with comprehensive consideration to the fact that large-scale spread is being suppressed and that we are responding smoothly by expanding quarantine and medical capabilities. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will promote a tourist policy that prioritizes safety, with local governments and related organizations ”.

◆ Fourth wave epidemic is ‘serious concern’ after tourism industry promotion

In the end, there were voices of concern that the mixed quarantine messages among authorities could exacerbate confusion among the people and accelerate the pandemic.

Professor Woo-Joo Kim (Department of Infectious Medicine at Kodae Guro Hospital) noted that “We must clearly recognize that messages from Bang Dae-bon, Joong-Soo-Bon and Jung Su-bon are increasing confusion.”

Lack of consistent quarantine guidance was cited as the biggest problem. It is a diagnosis that awareness of the quarantine itself inevitably wanes as recommendations not to travel and supportive measures to promote the tourism industry emerge at the same time.

He said: “There have been three epidemics (Daegu and Gyeongbuk in February and March, related to the Itaewon club in May, and group infection in the metropolitan area in mid-August). It is judged to be just before the explosion at the beginning of the fourth pandemic. ”

In particular, “It has been a time of concern since the Corona 19 outbreak. The fourth epidemic is expected to escalate as the virus survives for a long time and indoor activities increase in cold and dry fall and winter. It is necessary to maintain proper quarantine measures. The authorities must deliver the same message to the people so that there is no confusion ”.