Chinanews, October 23. According to Korean media reports, South Korea notified 155 new confirmed cases of new crown on the 23rd, and a total of 25,698 confirmed cases.
At present, South Korea has downgraded social distancing measures to the first stage. 10 days have passed, but sporadic mass infections continue to occur in hospitals and nursing facilities.
Data map: On September 29, local time, at the Suseo station in Seoul, South Korea, robots disinfected the compartments to prevent the spread of the new crown virus.
On October 23, South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported that as of 0:00 local time, South Korea had 155 new confirmed cases of new crown, a total of 25,698 confirmed cases; 2 new deaths, and a total of 455 deaths.
Recently, sporadic mass infections continue to occur in some hospitals and nursing facilities in South Korea.
As of 12 noon on the 22nd local time, a total of 26 people have been diagnosed in Gunpo City Hospital and Anyang Day Care Center for the Elderly in Gyeonggi Province; 20 new cases have been confirmed at SRC Rehabilitation Hospital in Guangzhou City, Gyeonggi Province, bringing a total of 106 confirmed cases.
The South Korean epidemic prevention authority stated that the hospital contacts are still in the incubation period and more confirmed cases are expected.
At present, the epidemic prevention authorities are conducting virus tests on all employees in sanatoriums in the metropolitan area. Seoul City has discovered a confirmed case in a sanatorium in Yeongdeungpo District.
In addition, the epidemic prevention authorities warned that smoking will destroy lung function and immune function, and may reduce resistance to the new coronavirus.