Today, less than 400 people, distance from 11 o’clock – 5 people banned – announced a plan to tighten trade restrictions

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Amid the ongoing ‘third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19), an unsettling pattern continues as new confirmed cases are added during the Lunar New Year holiday (2.11-14).

Although the number of new confirmed patients soared to 500 and then dropped to 400 due to the aftermath of group infections in various places in the metropolitan area, it is too early to alleviate it, as this is due to the effect of the decrease in the number of inspections during the holidays.

The positive rate, which represents the number of confirmed cases compared to the actual number of tests per day, exceeds 1% every day since the day before the Christmas season.

On the morning of the 13th, the government announced a plan to adjust the ‘social distancing’ (current metropolitan area stage 2.5, non-metropolitan area stage 2), which will be applied from next week, taking into account the trend of said trends during the holiday season.

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◇ Although it was reduced to 400 confirmed cases, the positive rate exceeded 1% … The daily average of confirmed cases in the region is also increasing

According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon), at 0 o’clock on New Year’s Eve, there are 403 new cases of Corona 19 in Korea. There were 101 fewer than the day before (504).

The decrease in the number of new confirmed cases by approximately 100 per day appears to reflect the trend of decreasing the number of tests on consecutive weekends, holidays, and holidays as well.

However, since the positive rate registered 0.62% on the 9th, it exceeded 1%, registering 1.04% → 1.26% → 1.74% for three consecutive days from the 10th.

The number of confirmed cases per day has recently fallen to the 200-300 range, but the number of confirmed patients skyrocketed to 500 due to group infections at Yeongsaenggyo Seunggyo Altar in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, Ohjeong Skill Training Institute (accumulated 123 people) and Budojang in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province (42 people). It has fallen in the early 400s.

The number of new confirmed patients to be announced from 0 o’clock on this day is also expected to be somewhat lower due to the effect of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Quarantine authorities and local governments, such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, counted 345 new cases from 0 to 9 p.m. the previous day, 34 fewer than the 379 people counted at the same time the previous day.

Considering the recent trend where the number of confirmed cases has risen to just double digits after 9 pm, the number of new confirmed cases is expected to reach the mid to late 300s. If there are many, there may be about 400 people.

Altogether, the number of new confirmed cases is showing an increase again, and the average number of confirmed cases over a week is also increasing.

In the last week (2.6-12), the number of new confirmed cases per day registered 393 → 371 → 288 → 303 → 444 → 504 → 403, with an average of 386 cases per day.

Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distancing stage, averaged 356 people per day, maintaining the range of the second stage (more than 300 people at the level of national), but an increase of 5 from 351 the day before.

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◇ Uncomfortable reproliferation tax … The government announces an adjustment to the remote instructions at 11:00 a.m. M.

In this sense, the government will decide whether to maintain or adjust the prohibition of private meetings of five or more people nationwide, and the restrictions on the operation of multipurpose facilities, including the distancing step that will be applied as of next week, taking Consider taking into account recent trends in patients.

The decision is made at a meeting of the Security and Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters in the morning and announced at 11 o’clock in the briefing.

In this sense, it is known that the government requested the written advice of the members of the Livelihood Prevention Committee on the 9th and 10th, individually on the distance adjustment plan.

Committee members were concerned that “it is difficult to know the general trend because the advisory was delivered individually without sharing opinions among the experts” and “(the Corona 19 situation) worsened even a day or two after it was carried out. the written consultation “.

When the number of new confirmed cases showed a modest decline, the government also suggested the possibility of easing quarantine measures in consideration of the commercial difficulties of the self-employed, but the last minute offense was made when the quarantine indicator deteriorated, as the number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area shows an increase and the infection reproduction index again exceeded 1. It is repeated.

In the previous briefing, the first deputy head of screenwriter Kwon Deok-cheol emphasized that the ‘ban on groups of five or more’ was effective in suppressing the third pandemic. It happened, and the reproductive rate of infection also exceeded 1, so special attention is needed for quarantine by citizens of the metropolitan area.

He continued: “I am well aware of the fact that small business owners and the self-employed are having a lot of difficulty due to business restrictions due to distance, and it is heartbreaking.” “I’ll make a plan.”

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