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The epidemic situation of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea again shows unusual signs.
While the ‘third pandemic’ continues for nearly four months, the number of new confirmed cases has been fluctuating in the 300 to 400 range recently, but observations that the direction is leaning towards an increase rather than a further decrease are dominant.
In addition, the first outbreak of the first school outbreak since the start of the new semester in March has been confirmed, as well as cases of infection by mutant viruses that have a stronger spread than the existing virus. There is growing concern that it can be done.
Not only experts, but also quarantine authorities openly warned about the possibility of a fourth outbreak in late March and early April.
The government plans to curb the spread as much as possible through “social distancing” and vaccination.
◇ Around 400 people on the 18th … Increasing trend of confirmed cases of local outbreaks for a week
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 9th, at 0 o’clock the day before, 346 new cases were confirmed in Korea.
There were 70 people less than the seventh (416 people) who was the day before. From the 20th of last month (448) to the day before, the box ticket for 300-400 people continued for 17 consecutive days. This is the 18th.
The fact that the number of patients confirmed the day before dropped to 300 is due to the decrease in the number of tests on weekends and holidays, and there is a possibility that it will increase to 400 or more at any time.
The number of new confirmed cases to be announced from 0 o’clock that day is expected to rise to 400.
A total of 405 new confirmed cases were counted between quarantine authorities and local governments, such as Seoul, from 0 a.m. the previous day to 9 p.m., 90 more than the 315 at the same time the previous day.
The number of confirmed cases increased due to the aftermath of group infection in various places, such as the livestock product trials in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do.
As the number of confirmed cases has not increased much since 9:00 pm, the number of new confirmed cases is expected to be in the range of the early to mid-400s. If there are many, it may reach the late 400s.
Confirmed Cases at High School in Gangdong-gu … Stop School▶ Click here to enlarge the view
The number of new confirmed cases skyrocketed to the 600 level just after the Lunar New Year holiday (2.11-14), but has now reached the 300-400 level again, but the congestion phase continues without further decline.
In the last week (3.2 to 3.8), the number of new confirmed patients per day registered 344 → 444 → 424 → 398 → 418 → 416 → 346, an average of 399 per day. Almost 400 people.
Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distancing stage, is on average 381 per day.
As of the 25th of last month (395), this figure has fallen below 400 and has maintained a range of two levels (more than 300 nationally), but since 2, 363 → 365 → 369 → 372 → 372 it has been a week. People → 381 people → 381 people, and it is increasing little by little.
◇ Carrying out group infection at school … Concern about the spread of the mutant virus to local communities
Meanwhile, since the opening of the school last week, a total of 15 soccer club students at a high school in Gangdong-gu, Seoul confirmed the confirmation, and the first case of group infection occurred at the school, and quarantine and education. the authorities are tense.
The city of Seoul has tested 1,131 people related to the school so far, and 423 people, excluding those who were confirmed, have tested negative, with the rest awaiting test results.
Park Young-joon, Head of the Epidemiological Research Support Team, Dae-bon Bang, explained, “This is the first case of school-related group outbreaks since the beginning of the school,” he said.
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The mutant virus is also raising concerns about reproliferation.
The number of domestic mutant virus infections increased to 182 as 20 people were added at a time the day before.
The day before, of the 20 newly infected people, 11 were from abroad and 9 were infected domestically.
All nine infected in Korea were Koreans ▲ Gyeonggi Gwangju City Food Company ▲ Gyeonggi Family from Gimpo City ▲ Busan Buk-gu Funeral Home and Ulsan Golf Training Center ▲ Incheon Seo-gu Trading Company ▲ Manufacturers from Gyeonggi Yeoju City.
Although there have been consistent reports of mutant virus infections in Korea, this is the first time that multiple infections from domestic groups have been discovered simultaneously.
That is why there is concern that the mutant virus is already spreading throughout the community.
“Although mutant viruses are not yet the dominant species in Korea, there is still a risk of spreading them to the local community because mutations have been confirmed in recent cases of infection in the local community,” said Eun-kyung Jeong, director of Bangdae. Campus. We will also closely analyze cases of occurrence and investigate the route of infection. “
Meanwhile, on the morning of the 12th, the government will announce a distancing adjustment plan that will be applied as of next week.
The distancing adjustment plan is expected to include a ban on private gatherings of five or more people across the country.
At the same time, the government is also reducing the distance system itself from the current 5 to 4 steps, and is also working to subdivide the scale of the ban on private meetings step by step.
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