Today, 500 people are simultaneously spreading across the country … Kwon Deok-cheol evening talks to the people

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As the number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections in Korea recorded 500 new cases per day, concerns about the possibility of a “ fourth epidemic ” are mounting.

In particular, the number of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas continues to increase after the metropolitan area, showing a nationwide spread. The proportion of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas has risen to around 40%.

In addition, the amount of movement in the spring is constantly increasing and there are numerous quarantine risk factors such as Easter (4th), Korean food (5th) and rehabilitation (7th).

As corona 19 vaccination is in full swing, the government requires each and every citizen to observe rigorous quarantine rules every day, saying that if a fourth outbreak occurs, the vaccination schedule could be disrupted.

Kwon Deok-cheol, the first deputy chief of the Security Countermeasures and Disaster Headquarters (competitive script), is expected to request cooperation in the national quarantine through dialogue with the public this afternoon this afternoon.

◇ It seems that 500 people will continue for the fifth day, the weekend effect is colorless … Average daily regional incidence for 1 week, 477 people, “stage 2.5”

According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 4th, the number of new confirmed cases at 0 o’clock the day before was 543.

It was down slightly from the previous day (557), but continued to hit 500 for four consecutive days.

The number of new confirmed patients to be announced from 0 o’clock today is expected to be of a similar size. A total of 484 new confirmed cases were counted between quarantine authorities and local governments, such as Seoul, from 0 o’clock the day before to 9 p.m., 8 less than 492 at the same time the day before.

Even if the number of confirmed cases does not increase significantly late at night, it is expected to reach the mid- to mid-500s.

The weekend effect, when the number of inspection cases drops dramatically, continues to rise unnoticed.

The number of new confirmed cases, which has hovered in the 300-400 range for a while, is spreading, reaching 500 every day this month.

From the 28th of last month to the day before, the number of new confirmed cases for the last week was 482 → 382 → 447 → 506 → 551 → 557 → 543 people per day, an average of 495 people per day.

Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional occurrence on a daily average, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the ‘social distancing’ stage, is approximately 477, gradually moving towards the upper line of stage 2.5 (more than 400 -500 nationwide, etc.).

◇ 4 out of 10 new confirmed patients in the non-metropolitan area … “The spread of the daily infection seems to be heralding the 4th epidemic”

By region, the expansion of the non-metropolitan area is unusual.

At 0 am the previous day, of the 521 new confirmed cases in Korea, the metropolitan area represented 316, 60.7%, and the non-metropolitan area, 205, 39.3%.

Until now, 70-80% of new confirmed cases were concentrated in the metropolitan area, but recently, the proportion of non-metropolitan areas has risen to 40% with the number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongnam area and Chungcheong area. .

In the case of major outbreaks, the cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 200 as the infection related to the Busan entertainment bar spread rapidly.

Additionally, 12 confirmed patients came out of the closet at a bar in Jung-gu, Daejeon, and 18 people, including employees, patrons, and acquaintances, tested positive at the entertainment bars in Cheongju-si and Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do.

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The government is concerned that the fourth outbreak may occur before the third ends, despite high-intensity quarantine measures such as distance, a ban on private meetings with more than 5 people, and “ special quarantine measures in the metropolitan area ”.

Kwon Deok-cheol, the first deputy chief of the Central Headquarters for Security and Disaster Countermeasures (Spanish), said in a speech to the entire squad assembled the day before, “(Corona 19a) seems to be spreading the base in all daily spaces and predicting the fourth epidemic “.

He said: “Now, we are at the crossroads of whether we are going to bundle immunization through vaccination or whether the fourth epidemic becomes a reality.” Even a fluid vaccination will cause a setback, “he worried.

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