Considering that the quarantine authorities are highly concerned about the spread of Corona 19, they again requested that they refrain from moving during Chuseok.
In a regular briefing on the 21st, Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters, emphasized, "A large-scale movement of the population will certainly be the cause of the spread of the nationwide epidemic."
Headquarters Jung said, "Currently (Corona 19 confirmed patients), the rapid increase has declined, but there are many infections lurking in local communities in the metropolitan area, and there is a high risk of spreading and amplifying nationwide through the Chuseok holiday."
"If the scale of movement decreases (Chuseok holiday), the risk of transmission is lowered, and the radio wave that leads to high-risk groups, especially the elderly, can be blocked." Please minimize the meeting."
General Manager Jung mentioned the cases in which the number of confirmed cases increased as the distance between the holidays in May and the end of July and early August eased and travels and meetings increased.
He continued, "I ask you to spend this Chuseok holiday as a time to restore your body and mind through a rest at a safe house, walks in the quiet surroundings and non-face-to-face cultural activities, and video calls with parents and relatives. "I said.
Regarding the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases in some areas, such as Gangnam, Seoul, Jung expressed the view that "there is a need to strengthen intensive management or preemptive inspection of high-risk facilities in the area."
"There are quite a lot of officetels in the Gangnam area, and there were many door-to-door sales, multi-stage, and investment presentations in the officetels. These are reported as group outbreaks. It is necessary to strengthen inspections or quarantine capabilities in the area. Some "We are discussing with the local government on whether to do it this way," he explained.
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