The script “Corona 19 patients increased for 5 consecutive weeks … about 89 people per week on average”

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun is speaking at the Disaster and Security Countermeasures Headquarters meeting in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) held at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul, in afternoon of the 8th. 2020.11.8 / News1 © News1 Reporter Park Ji-hye

The government recently assessed that the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea is gradually increasing again.

Before the morning meeting of the 9th, the first general coordinator of the central disaster and security countermeasures, robbery, said: “The average daily number of confirmed cases in Korea during the last week is approximately 89, which is increasing for 5 consecutive weeks. ” It is being revised upwards and daily life may be threatened again, ”he said.

It was found that the daily average of confirmed corona19 cases that occurred during one week increased from 57.4 in the first week of October to 86.9 in the last week. Consequently, the daily average number of confirmed cases in the first week of November was 88.7.

Meanwhile, group infections, such as nursing facilities and nursing hospitals, and new group infections focused on the metropolitan area have occurred in Korea, and the scale of confirmed cases has not yet easily decreased. Consequently, a preventive diagnostic test will be performed for vulnerable facilities.

The general coordinator of Gang-tae 1 said: “To protect the elderly and people with underlying diseases, we will complete the inspection of the metropolitan area for facilities vulnerable to infection, such as nursing homes and nursing homes, and preventive diagnostic tests. every two to four weeks in all infectious facilities across the country “I plan to promote it.”

In addition, to prevent sporadic cases of infection from occurring in everyday spaces, we apply reinforced first-stage quarantine rules, such as the use of masks and the limitation of the number of people, in intensively managed facilities, including restaurants and cafes from the beginning. Weekend.

Meanwhile, on this day, the script will discuss the Corona 19 outbreak abroad and the operation plan of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.

[email protected]