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It is assumed that the worst situation regarding the Itaewon Club Corona 19 group infection has already spread to the community.

Authorities emphasized that even if the community has already spread, more than 90% of the contacts can be suppressed, and aggressive tracking will prevent the explosion.

Kwon Joon-wook, deputy general manager of the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters, said in a regular briefing held at the Osong Center for Disease Control in Chungbuk, today (12th), "The best situation for the Itaewon Club is when a limited fashion is discovered early."

Governor Kwon said, "It is best to prevent corona19 in certain areas due to the epidemic caused by one case or the first patient, but it is possible that other radio links have already been conducted."

According to the quarantine authorities, there have been two patients who have not identified a patient with the diagnosis of Yongin # 66, which is an indicator patient (the first patient) related to the Itaewon group infection.

Even if you visited the same club as Dr. Yongin 66, there was another case where symptoms appeared on the same day (2 days).

"The likelihood of further patient outbreaks in other situations where similar close contact occurs is virtually impossible to rule out, so we are more concerned about the spread of the community."

However, the quarantine authorities presumed that there was a significant spread not only in the Sinchonji church but also in the community at the time, even in the case of the group infection of the Sinchonji church in Daegu, which led to the explosive growth of Corona 19 in Korea. .

"If you track and find more than 90% of contacts within the earliest possible time, you will eventually be able to curb (additional spreading)," said Kwon.

"When I found patient 31 (the first patient of the Sinchonji Church), I believe there was a lot of spread not only in Shinchonji Shinto, but also in the community," he said. I emphasized again and again.

"In the case of the Itaewon Club Infection, the request for screening at the screening clinic is increasing, and the quarantine authorities are continuing to conduct follow-up," he said. "We will do our best to find a link to the epidemic and try to prevent the epidemic from exploding." I added.

There are a total of 102 other confirmed members of the Itaewon Club by noon today.

(Photo = Yonhap News)