Robbery Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (middle script) 1 general coordinator (second vice minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare) said on the situation of the Corona 19 epidemic on the 9th, "If the increase in the number of confirmed cases in Korea cannot be prevented, the level of'social distancing' will be upgraded. In addition, our daily life, which is difficult to maintain, may be threatened again.”
Kang 1st General Coordinator said, "The average daily number of domestic cases for the past week is about 89, which is increasing for 5 consecutive weeks," in a speech at the major headquarters meeting held at the Government Complex Sejong on the same day.
From the first week of October, the number of confirmed cases in Korea on average per week increased from 57.4 to 61.4 to 62.1 to 75.3 to 86.9 to 88.7.
General Coordinator Kang 1 said, "People should maintain tension and follow quarantine rules such as wearing a mask and distancing in all spaces where other people meet, such as at work and school, and if symptoms such as fever occur, an examination is immediately conducted at the nearest screening clinic. "Please accept it."
He continued, "To protect the elderly and the underlying disease, the quarantine authorities also completed a full-time inspection on infectious facilities such as nursing homes and hospitals in the metropolitan area, and conducted preemptive diagnostic tests every two or four weeks at all vulnerable facilities nationwide. I will promote it."
Meanwhile, Kang 1st Coordinator also thanked the paramedics who are suffering at the Corona 19 response site on the 58th Firefighting Day.
"The paramedics played a key role in responding to Corona 19 by safely transporting more than 100,000 people, including 16,000 confirmed patients," he said. "If there were no quick and active response from paramedics, more sacrifices were made. I may have paid it,” he said.
On this day, the script discussed the current status of the overseas outbreak of Corona 19 and the operation plan of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
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