China News Service, February 28. According to a Korean media report, as of 8:00 on the 28th, Korea time, South Korea has added 256 new cases of new coronary pneumonia confirmed from the previous day, and Korea has a total of 2022 new cases and 13 deaths. South Korea ’s new crown pneumonia epidemic has intensified, and many countries have adopted entry management measures against South Korea. At the same time, the Korean economy may also be hit hard.
South Korean epidemic prevention department: domestic confirmed cases will continue to increase
Daegu, South Korea, added new crown pneumonia cases to a single-day high on the 27th. Zheng Yinjing, the head of the Central Vaccination Countermeasures Headquarters in South Korea, said that inspections of the "New World Church" in Daegu are still ongoing, and the number of confirmed cases in Daegu will continue to increase in the near future.
In addition to Daegu, he also said that the inspection of contacts in other regions has not yet ended, and the number of confirmed cases in Korea may continue to increase in the future.
Zheng Yinjing said that church members have the highest risk of infection, followed by people who have visited or contacted Daegu. The epidemic prevention department is conducting home isolation and inspection of these personnel, and early detection of cases in the process will help prevent cross-infection.
Regarding whether the domestic epidemic situation will ease after the current inspection, he said that the problem needs further epidemiological investigation.
Set up a special working group to address multinational air immigration control
After the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Korea, many countries began to implement immigration control measures against South Korea.
South Korea ’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on the 27th that the “Airline Emergency Response Working Group” led by aviation policy officer Kim Lee-hyun was formally established and consists of policy classes, international classes, shipping classes, security classes and airport classes.
The “Airline Emergency Working Group” plans to quickly grasp the international trends of aviation routes, analyze the impact on the domestic aviation industry, and advance the Korean government's response plan.
Kim Lee-soo said that he will actively communicate and respond through the diplomatic and aviation departments, and will make every effort to reduce the inconvenience of Korean nationals and the negative impact on the aviation industry.
South Korea ’s Ministry of Land and Resources also revealed that affected by the epidemic, the number of passengers on international routes in the first three weeks of this month decreased by 43.7% year-on-year
The economy may be hit hard, central bank cuts economic growth expectations
As the epidemic spreads in South Korea, the South Korean economy may suffer severe damage.
Recently, South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., LG Group, SK Group and other companies have issued announcements announcing that they will postpone recruitment or reduce the size of recruitment, causing job seekers to worry.
South Korea ’s entertainment industry is also affected: The black and white version of "The Parasite", which is scheduled to be released in South Korea on February 26, has been postponed; multiple idol groups and film companies have announced that they will cancel overseas concerts and shooting plans.
The Bank of Korea, the Bank of Korea, announced on the 27th that due to the epidemic, it lowered its expected growth rate for this year's South Korean economy to 2.1%, 0.2% lower than previously expected.
However, the Bank of Korea also said it decided to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.25%.
The central bank said that the epidemic is not expected to last for a long time, and the overall impact on the Korean economy is short-term. The export market is expected to resume growth after the epidemic subsides.
South Korea ’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance, Hong Nam Ki, said recently that the economic impact of the epidemic is expected to exceed the Middle East respiratory syndrome five years ago.