(Photo = Reporter Park Jong-min/Material photo)-It was found that the largest infection route for the COVID-19 outbreak is a family and acquaintance meeting.
According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters, 7547 (46.3%) of the 16,286 people who were confirmed confirmed between October 1st and December 10th were infected through outbreaks.
The remaining confirmed cases were infected in the following order: contact with prior confirmed patients (4644, 28.5%), under investigation (2496, 15.3%), and inflows from overseas and related (1599, 9.8%).
The most common route of infection in group outbreaks was family and acquaintance groups (1645 people, 21.8%), workplaces (971 people, 12.9%), nursing hospitals and facilities (934 people, 12.4%), sports and leisure facilities (851) Persons, 11.3%), and medical institutions (702 persons, 9.3%) followed.
Citizens are undergoing tests at the Jung-gu Temporary Screening Clinic in the Seoul Station Square on the morning of the 14th, when the government started operating temporary screening clinics in 150 places in the metropolitan area to conduct a large-scale preemptive diagnostic test in response to the spread of Corona 19. (Photo = Reporter Hwang Jin-hwan. )-By age, group infection through family and acquaintance gatherings accounted for the largest share among all age groups under the age of 60.
Among those aged 60 and older, 657 (28.5%) were group-infected at nursing hospitals and facilities, with family and acquaintances having the second place (439, 19.0%).
Even when the path of infection is contact with a previous confirmed person, 58.2% of the cases of family, acquaintances, and co-workers were infected with corona 19 through intimate relations (investigation between November 22nd and December 5th). It turned out that the majority of cases were taken up.
“Attention in this environment is the most important of all,” said Dae-bon Bang, Head of Headquarters Jeong Eun-gyeong. “In order to block the spread of family and acquaintances, we advise you to cancel the meeting as much as possible. If you must attend, you must mask It is necessary to wear clothes and minimize meeting time.”
In addition, the quarantine authorities urged them to ventilate frequently in the home and wear a mask to prevent further transmission even if they were at home if there were symptoms.
In particular, if there is a high-risk group over the age of 60 among the family members living together, it is requested that outsiders do not visit, and if any of the family members have symptoms, they are asked to encourage them to undergo a prompt examination.
On the morning of the 14th, when the government started operating temporary screening clinics in 150 places in the metropolitan area to conduct large-scale preemptive diagnostic tests in response to the spread of Corona 19, citizens are waiting in line to receive tests at the Jung-gu Temporary Screening Clinic in Seoul Station Square. = Reporter Hwang Jin-hwan)-Headquarters Chung appealed, “I would like to ask you to convey your heart in a non-face-to-face manner by using video calls, etc., while sending them safely at home as a family unit during the year-end and New Year holidays.”
In addition to family and acquaintance meetings, a number of group infections (971 people, 12.9%) occurred at work. For those aged 0-19, educational facilities (193 people, 20.8%) were places with a high risk of infection.
Head of Headquarters Jeong said, “Regardless of the place and situation, such as work, school, or religious facilities, we hope that you must wear a mask indoors and minimize the situation when you take off the mask.” “Please make sure to periodically ventilate the indoor air along with washing your hands. He urged, “Please do frequent disinfection especially for places where you can reach a lot of hands.”
In addition, the quarantine authorities urged nursing hospitals and facilities where a large number of group infections of the elderly are occurring, and that it is necessary to strengthen management such as compliance with quarantine regulations of workers, symptom monitoring for users, and isolation of symptoms.
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