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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun chairs a meeting of the Disaster Headquarters and Security Countermeasures (Company) in response to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) held at the government building in Seoul on the morning of the 19 in a public holiday. [사진 = 연합뉴스]Amid the rapid spread of the Crown 19 ‘third pandemic’, 1,053 confirmed cases were reported on the 18th. The number of confirmed cases from across the country, including Donghae and Cheongju, exceeded 1,000 over four days. in a row. Corona 19’s death toll increased by 14 on day 18 alone, and the cumulative number of domestic deaths reached 659. The number of patients with severe gastric disorders also increased by 29 per day, registering a total of 275.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that at 0 o’clock on the 19th, the number of new confirmed corona 19 cases increased by 1,053, and the cumulative number of patients was 48,570. By region, there were 384 in Seoul, 278 in Gyeonggi, 103 in Chungbuk, 46 in Incheon and 39 in Busan. At the temporary inspection center in the metropolitan area, ‘anonymous prosecutors’ were confirmed at 0 o’clock on the 19th, resulting in a cumulative 286. After the last 16-18 days (1078 → 1014 → 1062) , surpassed the 1000 mark for four consecutive days. On the 13th, the number of people rose to 1030 for the first time to 1000, and it is still four digits a day.
In particular, after the first pandemic in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, the number of confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area registered 300 for the first time. This “third pandemic” is showing a pattern of spreading in all directions. In the last week (13 / 12-19), with an average of 976.4 new cases per day, the number of confirmed regional cases, which is a key indicator to adjust the distance, reached an average of 948.9 per day .
◆ Donghae Central Primary School 23 people, True Love Nursing Hospital 47 people … Extension
A group of 23 students and teachers from Jungang Elementary School in Donghae, Gangwon-do, were confirmed on the 19th of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). According to health authorities and the Gangwon-do Bureau of Education, 21 students and 2 teachers, 23 including 21 students and 2 teachers, were tested in a total examination of 910 students and teachers from the central primary school. He said they had tested positive. On the 17th, at this school, two students, one elementary school and one 50-year-old who are assistants in educational activities, were positive.
Consequently, on the 18th, 910 students were assessed, including 805 students and 105 teachers. An official from Donghae City said, “In addition to the 23 positive test results, 10 other people have been undecided, so the number of confirmed cases may increase.” Health and education authorities are discussing measures with epidemiological investigations. Previously, 6 confirmed cases, including 4 patients and 2 guardians, occurred at Donghae Hospital of Labor Welfare Corporation, and a total of 600 people were examined.
At Cheongju True Love Elderly Nursing Home, 47 confirmed cases of Corona 19 occurred. According to Cheongju City on the 19th, 6 workers from this nursing home and 41 residents were confirmed for Corona 19 in the late afternoon of the previous day. The city conducted a full examination on the 18th after a large number of confirmed cases occurred on the 17th at this nursing home. The number of confirmed cases related to this nursing home increased to 61. Cheongju City decided to quarantine the same group (cohort) from the nursing home and examined whether residents and workers were infected.
◆ Chungbuk Eumseong Somang Hospital also has 30 more people … Goesan St. Mary Hospital care for serial infection
Another 30 confirmed cases occurred at Eumseong Somang Hospital in Chungbuk. These are people who have been hospitalized at the Goesan St. Mary’s Hospital where Corona 19 has been produced since the 15th and had been treated in the room where there were six patients who returned to this hospital. On the 17th, six confirmed cases were also found in this hospital. As a result, the number of confirmed patients at this hospital increased to 36.
According to Eumseong-gun on the 19th, 30 patients (26) and caregivers (4) at this hospital were confirmed for Corona 19 the night before. Corona 19 spread here is likely a chain infection linked to Goesan St. Mary Hospital. This hospital is a treatment center for the long-term hospitalization of patients with mental illness. Eight of the confirmed cases (2 were classified as confirmed at Goesan St. Mary Hospital) were recently admitted or received treatment at the partner hospital, Goesan St. Mary Hospital. Goesan St. Mary’s Hospital is a collaborating institution that is visited when inpatients at Eumseong Somang Hospital require external medical treatment, such as internal medical conditions or fractures.
A, who was confirmed confirmed on the 15th, was hospitalized at Goesan St. However, before the test results came out, he returned to Somang Hospital and stayed for about 5 hours before being confirmed. Quarantine authorities believe that Mr. A played a role in the chain of infection at Somang Hospital.
At Goesan St. Mary’s Hospital, two patients, including Mr. A, were confirmed on the 15th and 22 confirmed cases on the 17th. Goesan St. Mary’s Hospital was also isolated from the same group on the 15th.
◆ Difficulties obtaining vaccines … Corona patients die one after another due to lack of beds
Amid controversy over the uncertainty of the Korean government’s vaccine schedule, the hospital bed shortage turned into a wildfire that spread across the country. After receiving confirmation from Corona 19, there are successive cases of deaths in hospitals or nursing hospitals, etc. Three confirmed patients died one after another while waiting for bed allocation at Bucheon Nursing Hospital, and more than 250 people waited bed alone in Gyeonggi-do. Furthermore, most of them are seriously ill and require formal hospitalization. However, due to the lack of beds, patients cannot receive adequate treatment.
Considering the situation in which the standard of three stages (more than 800 to 1,000 people nationwide, or if there is a rapid increase such as double), which is the highest level of “social distancing”, the government has started to adjust the detailed quarantine guidelines with internal review. Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said at the Corona 19 Security and Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held at the government office in Seoul on 19: “This year we should pass the end of the year in silence for the safety of others”. Prime Minister Jung said: “Starting next weekend, the Christmas and New Year holidays will continue for two weeks in a row.” “If it is business as usual, we have many meetings and events as we spend the year in an exciting environment, but this year I will first protect the health and safety of important people.” With the idea of giving, I hope you spend the holidays at the end of the year and New Years, “the body is far, but the heart is closer.”
In particular, they expressed concern about the collective infection of religious facilities and ski resorts. Prime Minister Jeong said: “Before Christmas, the number of confirmed cases of religious facilities has increased fivefold compared to two weeks ago.” “Each terminal must change face-to-face or online religious events during the end of the year and the New Year period, and strict quarantine measures such as banning small gatherings and meals. Save it.” Regarding the agglomeration of the ski resort, “the ski resort often forms queues or crowds, which makes it difficult to maintain distance, and the so-called ‘seasonal room’, a shared accommodation, has a very high risk of infection due to the nature of an indeterminate number of people in a small space, and it is not easy to understand the state In fact, it attracted attention, saying it was a ‘quarantined blind spot’.
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