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To date, 24 people have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. They were all in the same bars and clubs that the 29-year-old visited last weekend. The man tested positive after visits.
Then, around 1,900 other people will be tracked and evaluated for coronary infection, South Korean health authorities said. But up to 7,200 people may have visited the five nightclubs in Itaewon, the neighborhood considered Seoul’s main nightlife district.
Therefore, health authorities believe that several people are likely to have contracted coronary infections, writes the Reuters news agency.
Therefore, they ask anyone who has visited the relevant nightclubs and bars to be quarantined for 14 days and tested.
“Neglect can lead to an explosion of infected people,” said Mayor Park Won-Soon, explaining why around 2,100 bars and clubs have to close the doors of the capital.
The mayor added that what has been achieved with the results in the fight against the dangerous coronavirus may be threatened by some careless people.
Itaewon is known for its restaurants, pubs, karaoke bars, and nightclubs. The sites are located very close to the neighborhood, which is now known as the so-called infection group.
Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Tested and tracked
South Korea has gained international recognition for its control over the spread of the virus. The country was number two after China, which detected coronary infection in the population.
It has been confirmed that only about 10,800 people out of the country’s 51.6 million inhabitants are infected with the coronavirus. 256 have died after developing covid-19.
Extensive testing, rapid detection, and isolation of potentially infected and frequent use of the infection tracking application stand out as some of the success factors.
Fear a new wave of infection
South Koreans have lived in the last two months with severe social restrictions, although the country has not had the same level of descent as many others. On Wednesday of this week, some of the measures were relaxed.
The South Korean soccer league is up and running again, with empty stands and strict rules for players on the field.
Schools should have started on May 13, but according to the Minister of Health, they will analyze the situation for a few days, given the new cases of infection.
President Moon Jae-in still asks his compatriots to be disciplined in the fight against the crown virus.
Photo: Ahn Young-joon / AP
The president asks for caution
“It won’t end until it ends,” President Moon Jae-in said in a speech Sunday at local time.
Urge people to continue to exercise caution and adhere to common infection control measures.
– We are in a protracted war against the virus. Although daily life now returns, we all need to take precautions to avoid a new wave of infection, Moon said.
The president noted that the new cases show that the infection can spread again without warning, even though one has reached a stabilization phase. But Moon emphasized that there is currently no need to panic.
34 versus 0 cases
In the last 24 hours, 34 new cases of infection have been confirmed. It is the largest daily increase in a month.
In recent weeks, daily new cases have been between 0 and 10.
26 of the 34 new infected are what the authorities call internal cases of infection, that is, people are infected within the country. Twenty-four of the 26 are linked to nightclubs visited by the 29-year-old infected man, according to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Infection Prevention (KCDC).
The remaining 8 cases of infection are the so-called imported cases, where the infected person has brought the infection from abroad.
“This case shows once again how fast this virus is spreading and how contagious it is,” KCDC Director Jeong Eun-kyeong said at a press conference.
The country’s medical experts assume that the virus and infection are likely to reappear at some point, such as in the fall or winter.
Establish specialized hospitals.
South Korea is now stepping up its national and local efforts, with the idea that the fight against the coronavirus will last.
A new national research center and its own hospitals will be established, which will specialize in the detection of infections and the treatment of infectious diseases such as coronavirus and covid-19. Local authorities must be strengthened by medical experts.
