▲ Corona 19 sampling
Anxiety is spreading throughout the country, with group infections that reveal no path to coronavirus infection-19 (corona 19).
Some examples are Zumba training center in Cheonan, Chungnam, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Holy Land Pilgrimage Corps, and Busan Hot Spring Church.
Experts warn that sporadic populations of infections can grow and spread outside the community if they do not prevent sporadic infectious disease communities early on.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheonan and Asan Corona19 confirmed the number of 82 patients as of today (4th).
Eighty-two patients were confirmed in eight days after the first visitor came out on the 25th of last month.
Among these were 51 Zumba instructors and 51 students, and 28 families and acquaintances were also infected.
Ninety-six percent of 82 people are associated with the Zumba School.
Although there are intensive checkups in specific spaces and regions, the health authorities are struggling because they have not yet identified the first route of virus entry.
The epidemiologic team suspected a connection with the Saint Ju Young Glory Church, which was visited by Instructor Zumba, a 5th confirmer of Cheonan, last month.
In Gyeongbuk, 29 of 38 Catholics in Andong parishion (except one Seoul guide) who participated in the pilgrimage to Israel were confirmed corona19.
Nineteen people who contacted the pilgrim confirmers were also positive.
There are additional confirmed patients, but residents are worried because they have not been able to determine the path of infection.
The number of confirmed doctors related to the Busan Hot Spring Church has increased to 31, but the virus transmission route is still busy.
The first confirmed person was suspected to have been infected during the retreat with 150 members of the Onsen Church during the three-day and four-day retreat from 14th of last month, but it was not clearly identified.
The hot spring church is raising the possibility of infiltrating Shincheonji members, but the Busan Health Authority said, "The hot spring church group infection route is not yet known."
The number of confirmed patients related to Seoul Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital is the largest among the cases of group outbreaks in Seoul.
Patients, their families, caregivers and transport workers have been infected, and the hospital stopped outpatient care in late last month to block the spread.
Of these, one inpatient and one caregiver are sure to have an infection in the hospital.
In the Seoul Forest The Shop, a residential complex in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 12 people were confirmed by the management office staff, residents, and their families.
Fortunately, there are no large-scale infections like Daegu and Gyeongbuk Sincheonji in these areas, but given the rapid spread of the Corona 19 virus, there is no peace of mind.
Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Response Headquarters, said in a regular briefing at the Osong Disease Management Division in Chungbuk today, "about 65.6% of the cases are identified as cases related to group outbreaks." About 34.4% of cases are being filed.
Experts warn that failure to do so could be a detonator that could quickly spread to other regions.
Chun Byung-chul, a professor of preventive medicine at Korea University, said, “When infectious diseases spread to the community, they are sporadic.
"Even if the source of infection is not specific, extensive epidemiological investigations, such as hobbies and religious groups, are needed to identify clusters." Is effective. "
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