South Korea's new corona infection re-expands More than 300 infected people per day August 21 19:10
In South Korea, the new coronavirus infection is spreading again mainly in the capital Seoul and the number of infected people on the 20th has exceeded 300 since the beginning of March. President Moon Jae-in (Wen Jae-Tora) has strengthened his sense of crisis, saying that it is the "greatest crisis since the virus entered Korea."
In South Korea, mass infections have occurred one after another in churches in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and the new coronavirus infection is spreading again.The number of newly confirmed infections on the 20th and the 1st was 324, which is early March. Since then, the number has exceeded 300 for the first time in about five months.
Of these, the capital city of Seoul has the largest number of 126 people, and the suburbs of Gyeonggi Province (Gyeonggi Province) have 103 people. The metropolitan area accounts for about three quarters of the total.
However, new infections have been confirmed all over the country, and there is a growing concern that the infection will spread from the metropolitan area to the whole country.
Against this backdrop, President Moon Jae-in visited Seoul City Hall on the 21st and said, "It is the biggest crisis since the virus came to South Korea. Many people come and go between Seoul and rural areas, and when the epidemic of Seoul collapses, The epidemic collapses all at once."
In addition, pastors of the "Sarang First Church," where infections have spread, have been unable to cooperate with efforts to prevent the spread of infection, such as hiding the list of persons involved in PCR testing. Therefore, in such cases, he stressed that they should take strict measures in cooperation with the police.
President Moon’s approval rating rises “Expectations for anti-virus measures”
According to a poll released by Korean polling agency “Korean Gallup” on the 21st, 47% of respondents said they “support” President Moon Jae-in, up 8 points from last week.
As for the reason for supporting it, the response to the new coronavirus is the most common with 37%, and Korea Gallup analyzes that it is the result of increasing expectations for virus countermeasures while the number of infected people is rapidly increasing.
On the other hand, 45% of the respondents say they don't support, down 8 points from last week.
This time, "support" exceeded "non-support" for the first time in about a month.
President Moon's approval rating has fallen to the 30% level for the first time in about 10 months last week, as criticism of real estate policy, whose prices continue to soar, especially in the Tokyo metropolitan area, has risen. It was
In addition, 83% of respondents were “worried about getting infected” related to the new coronavirus, up 10 points from a month ago, the highest number so far, and there is anxiety among the people. You can see that it is spreading.