(Fighting new crown pneumonia) South Korea accumulatively diagnosed 4812 President Wen Jae-yin said "into a war"
China News Agency, Seoul, March 3 (Reporter Zeng Jun) As of 00:00 on the 3rd local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in South Korea reached 4,812. South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a meeting that day, saying that South Korea "has entered a war against infectious diseases."
According to the report of the Central Epidemic Prevention Headquarters of South Korea, from 00:00 on March 2nd to 00:00 on March 3rd, Korea has newly added 600 newly diagnosed patients with coronary pneumonia and a total of 4,812 confirmed cases; 6 new deaths and 28 cumulative deaths.
Among the new cases, 519 occurred in Daegu, and nearly 90% of the confirmed cases are now concentrated in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. More than 90 people have been diagnosed in Seoul, Busan and Gyeonggi-do.
On March 1, outside a supermarket in Jongno-gu, Seoul, people lined up to buy masks. Photo by China Press Agency
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said during a video state conference that the South Korean epidemic has changed significantly due to the collective infection of the "Xintiandi Church"; with the sharp increase in confirmed cases, South Korea "has entered a war against infectious diseases", and government departments Will enter a 24-hour emergency.
In response to the problem of bed supply, the South Korean government said that new medical management measures will be implemented starting this week. At the same time that priority treatment will be given to hospitals for critically ill patients, a life treatment center will be set up to treat some mild patients. The Korean side said that it plans to transfer 1,000 patients into the life treatment center within this week.
In Daegu and other places, most of the patients are currently in home isolation due to inability to be hospitalized, and there have been multiple deaths at home.
Data map: South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Photo courtesy of Qingwa Terrace
South Korea will also expand screening efforts. In Seoul and many other places, a "get-away" detection station has been newly operated since this week, and the public can be tested for viruses without getting off the vehicle. When Wen Zaiyin visited a hospital in Datian on the 2nd, he said that the military medical center has developed a rapid test method that shortens the test time from 6 hours to 20 minutes. The approval process is underway. If it can be applied clinically, it will improve the detection efficiency.
In addition, the Ministry of Education of Korea stated that the start time of elementary, middle and primary schools and kindergartens nationwide will continue to be postponed for two weeks, that is, from March 9 to March 23;
The mayor of Seoul, Park Won-sun, also called on the people to "suspend two weeks of social activities." He said that this is a critical period to stop the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and he hopes that people will reduce cluster activities. The Korean medical community issued recommendations to minimize the movement of people based on the principle of curbing the spread of communities. (Finish)