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The spread of the’third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) is not slowing down.
After recording the 1,000 mark for five days in a row from the 16th to the 20th, it fell below 1,000 for the two days from the 21st to the 22nd due to the decrease in the number of holiday inspections, but it turned to an increase again as it entered the middle of the week.
It is a trend in which the’weekly pattern’, which slows down a little on the weekends and early weeks, then rises again from the middle of the week.
Major quarantine indicators such as critically ill patients and the dead, which are increasing at a time lag in proportion to the increase in the number of new confirmed cases, are also getting worse.
The government already meets the 3rd stage of `social distancing` in terms of the number of new confirmed cases, but it is determined that there is still room to respond to medical treatment, and it is the current stage this weekend (the 2.5th stage in the metropolitan area, the 2nd stage in the non-metropolitan area). ) Will be extended or further upgraded.
Apart from the distance adjustment, the government and local governments have banned all private gatherings of five or more people in the metropolitan area from the 23rd except for special circumstances such as weddings and funerals. It is a so-called’tweezers prevention’ measure that minimizes human contact.
From the 24th, a day later, the ban on meetings of five or more people will be extended to restaurants nationwide, and cancellation or refraining from private meetings is strongly recommended.
In addition, winter sports facilities such as ski resorts and snow sledding areas and sunrise spots across the country will be closed.
These measures will continue until 12:00 p.m. on January 3 of the New Year.
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[그래픽] National Corona 19 Confirmation Status–
◇ After two days decrease, the increase again, confirmed in the 1,000 people range… Continued increase in deaths
According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Daebon), as of 0 o’clock on this day, there were 1,92 new cases of Corona 19 in Korea.
The number increased by 225 from the previous day (867) and climbed to the 1,000 mark again in three days.
The spread of Corona 19 is led by local infection.
On this day, 1,60, 97.1% of the new confirmed cases, were confirmed locally.
During the last week (12.17~23), an average of 1,16 new confirmed cases per day reached an average of 986.3 per day, which is a key indicator for adjusting the distance stage. When there is a sudden increase in patients such as doubling), it was filled.
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Citizens lined up at Busan City Hall Lighthouse Plaza▶ Click here to enlarge
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In addition to the new confirmed cases, other indicators showing the corona19 epidemic are deteriorating day by day.
In the case of the deceased, 24 people each appeared as of 0 o’clock on the 21st to 22nd, and a whopping 48 people died in two days. It is the highest number of deaths per day since the Corona 19 incident in Korea.
On this day, an additional 17 people died a day.
The number of patients with severe gastric disorders has not dropped off in the late 200s. The previous day, three more people increased to 284, and they are gradually approaching the 300 line.
In particular, 88.6% of patients with severe gastric disorders and 94.6% of deaths were identified as the elderly in their 60s or older. As long as the current size of patients with severe illness does not decrease, the number of deaths will inevitably increase for the time being.
In addition, the proportion of patients who did not know when and where they were infected during the last two weeks rose to 27.1% as of the previous day, the highest since the third pandemic.
This is due to the spread of group infections in various places of daily life, such as small workers, workplaces, and restaurants, in addition to nursing homes, medical institutions, and religious facilities, which are vulnerable to infection.
In the case of major infections, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the nursing hospitals and nursing homes in Guro-gu, Seoul increased to 107, and in the case of the True Love Elderly Nursing Home in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, 80 have been tested positive so far.
In connection with the three hospitals in Goesan, Eumseong and Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, the infection spread in all patients, resulting in a total of 86 confirmed cases.
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Private gatherings with more than 5 people are prohibited from the 23rd of the metropolitan area (CG)▶ Click here to enlarge
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◇ From today, meetings of 5 or more people in the metropolitan area are prohibited, expanding to restaurants nationwide from tomorrow… Ski resorts and sunrise spots are also closed.
Prior to this weekend’s distancing adjustment, the government implemented special quarantine measures to ban all private gatherings of five or more people in the metropolitan area as a separate measure to reverse the trend of patient occurrence.
Meetings where gatherings of 5 or more are prohibited are all private meetings for the purpose of forming friendship, such as clubs, year-end parties, New Year’s meetings, workplace dinners, housewarming, first-birth parties, sixtieth birthday parties, both indoors and outdoors.
However, the exceptions are the performance of public affairs, corporate management activities, and essential daily life. Weddings and funerals were also excluded from this measure by maintaining the standard of 2.5 levels (less than 50 people, and less than 30 people at the Seoul funeral hall).
In the event of violating this, each local government in the metropolitan area may impose fines or fines, as well as a collective ban, as well as a facility closure or suspension of operation, on the organizer or participant.
From the 24th, the ban on meetings of five or more people will be extended to restaurants nationwide. However, it is strongly recommended that various private meetings be canceled rather than forced.
All restaurants across the country are prohibited from making reservations with more than 5 people or accompanying more than 5 people. If this is violated, a fine of 3 million won or less to the operator and 100,000 won or less to the user is imposed.
In addition, winter sports facilities such as ski resorts, snow sledding rinks, and skating rinks, which are crowded in winter, are suspended, and sunrise spots such as Gangneung Jeongdongjin, Ulsan Ganjeolgot, and Pohang Homigot are also closed.
In order to minimize travel/tourism or movement between regions, reservations for accommodation facilities such as resorts, hotels, guesthouses, and farming and fishing villages are also limited to within 50% of the rooms. New year parties organized by accommodation facilities are also prohibited.
Regarding religious facilities, the 2.5-step distance distancing measures applied in the metropolitan area will be expanded nationwide. Regular worship, Mass, and court meetings should be conducted non-face-to-face, and meetings and meals organized by religious facilities are prohibited.
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