The government predicted that the current infection of the Ionawon Club-related corona19 group would not be spread by rapid spread but stabilize within the control of the quarantine network.

At the regular briefing held at the Seoul Metropolitan Government Office today (17th), the first director of the Central Disaster Safety Response Headquarters (North Korea), Park Neung-hoo, said, Analysis. "

However, as the influence of this weekend needs to be watched more and there is a possibility of a 'quiet preacher', visitors to the Itaewon area are expected to undergo a corona19 diagnostic test as soon as possible, and other citizens must strictly comply with the personal quarantine rules.

As of 0 o'clock today, there are 5 new confirmed members of the Itaewon Club.

Deputy Director Park commented positively that he continued to show one digit after five on the 16th.

As of 12:00 noon today, the cumulative number of confirmed Itaewon clubs is 168.

"I was very concerned that this case would not spread due to a large-scale infection," Park said. "It has caused a new spread in many facilities and groups in the community, but fortunately there is no rapid spread, and the outbreak of patients is stabilizing." Diagnosed.

He responded promptly, including 61,000 inspections related to the Itaewon club until 6 pm yesterday. "Through this effort, it is analyzed that the tracking speed of the quarantine network is gradually catching up with the spreading rate." .

As a result of evaluating the risk of the quarantine management situation for about two weeks from the 3rd of this month to yesterday, the government analyzed that the control of the quarantine management system remained within the range of response to the medical system even if an Itaewon club group infection occurred.

The average number of new confirmed patients increased from 18.4 people per day to 9.1 people in the previous two weeks (April 19th to May 2nd), but it remains stable at '50 or fewer '.

The number of patients being treated is also reduced to less than 1,000, and the treatment system is evaluated as having sufficient capacity.

In the last two weeks, the percentage of confirmed patients who have no known path of infection remains at 5% at 5.1%, but it has risen from 3.6% in the previous two weeks.

In addition, as a result of the Itaewon Club infection, the percentage of patients in the quarantine network (the proportion of new confirmed patients who were confirmed in self-isolated status) fell from 80% to less than 80%.

The government ▲ averages less than 50 new patients per day ▲ number and size of outbreaks in the population ▲ less than 5% of cases of unknown infection path ▲ aims to maintain more than 80% of the management rate in the quarantine network. Risks are being assessed.

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