(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) South Korea’s epidemic worsens, new cases in a single day exceed 1,000 for the first time
China News Service, Seoul, December 13th (Reporter Zeng Nai) According to the report of the South Korean Central Anti-epidemic Headquarters on the 13th, there have been 1,030 new cases in the past 24 hours. This is the first time that the number of new cases in a single day in South Korea has exceeded 1,000 since the outbreak at the beginning of this year.
Recently, the epidemic situation in South Korea has deteriorated rapidly. The number of new cases in a single day has continued to exceed 600. In the last two days, the number of new cases has continuously refreshed its peak, and collective infections have occurred in many places.
Under the epidemic, the Korean university academic ability test was on the spot.
On the same day, South Korean President Moon Jae-in presided over an emergency meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Response Headquarters to respond to the epidemic. This is the first time Moon Jae-in presided over the meeting in Daegu since the first outbreak in Korea in February this year.
According to news from the Blue House of the Presidential Palace, Moon Jae-in said that the number of new cases in a single day exceeded 1,000, which caused South Korea to experience the “biggest crisis” since the emergence of the epidemic. The situation is urgent and there is no way to go back. Avoid will continue to improve the level of epidemic prevention. At present, the 2.5 and 2 levels of epidemic prevention response levels are implemented in the metropolitan area and outside areas respectively.
Moon Jae-in emphasized that “virus testing must be carried out quickly.” He said that although large-scale screening will increase the number of confirmed cases, finding the infected as soon as possible and cutting off the path of spread is the fundamental way to curb the spread.
In the capital area where the epidemic is the most severe, 150 additional screening stations will be set up in subway stations and around schools from December 14 to January 6 for free testing; and it is planned to implement faster methods such as saliva testing. The result will be available within 2 hours at the earliest. If the result is positive, a more accurate PCR nucleic acid test will be performed.
The governor of Gyeonggi Province, Lee Jae-myung, stated that the rapid spread of the epidemic has once again entered a “wartime” state, with beds under pressure, and plans to requisition university dormitories as treatment centers. (Finish)
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