Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said today (11th) regarding the outbreak of Corona 19 Omicron, "It is expected that it will reach a peak within the next 10 days and the scale will reach a maximum of 370,000 based on the average weekly number of confirmed cases per day." .
Prime Minister Kim said at a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Corona 19) presided over at the government complex in Seoul today, saying, "During this period, we will set the highest priority for quarantine to protect people's lives by reducing severe cases and deaths." .
He continued, "As a result of the analysis, it is understood that three out of four corona patients currently hospitalized are using a hospital dedicated to infectious diseases for treatment of underlying diseases. I will,” he said.
Regarding the test system, "The results of the rapid antigen test for experts, which are being implemented at medical institutions starting next week, will be recognized as they are (confirmed) without additional gene amplification (PCR) tests. It is possible to preemptively block additional infections by making a quick decision. will," he said.
In addition, he said, "In the case of confirmed patients over 60, it is possible to receive a prescription for a treatment that is taken directly from the medical institution that has been tested, so it is expected to have a preventive effect from aggravation."
"I'm worried that the enthusiasm to participate in the recent vaccination is cooling down," he said. "If the third dose is completed, even if you get infected with Omicron, the fatality rate is only the same as the flu, but if you don't get vaccinated, it will be more than 10 times that of the flu.
Prime Minister Kim, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the 3rd and was treated at home until the 9th, said immediately after the meeting started today, "I apologize. A person called the company headquarters has been confirmed."
Prime Minister Kim said, "I am over 60 years old, so I was checked twice a day by medical institutions, but I realized that home care workers who are not in high-risk groups would have psychological difficulties. We will thoroughly check the system once again," he promised.
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