The government repeatedly demanded that individual citizens cooperate in quarantine, such as refraining from going out and gathering, as the spread is not declining despite the elevation of the'social distance' stage, citing the fact that the largest confirmed cases in the metropolitan area came out after the outbreak of Corona 19 in Korea.
Tae-ho Yoon, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said at a regular briefing held at the Government Complex Sejong on the 4th, "The number of 600 new patients (local outbreak) has the third highest incidence since the Corona 19 epidemic began in Korea."
"Especially in the metropolitan area such as Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, there were 463 patients, 77% of the new confirmed cases," he explained. "If limited to the metropolitan area, the largest number of patients since the corona 19 epidemic occurred."
He said, "In the metropolitan area, which is the center of the third epidemic, the corona19 epidemic has not subsided and continues to spread." He emphasized again that it is a'severe crisis situation' and said, "It continues to spread even when the effect of distancing the metropolitan area appears. The increase in intensity means that infections in local communities in the metropolitan area are spreading so widely.”
He said, "In the case of the metropolitan area, it is a dangerous situation in which you can be infected with Corona 19 anytime, anywhere in your daily life," he said. "The residents of the metropolitan area should be aware of the severity and danger of the situation."
The government believes that the effects of raising the distance are gradually appearing.
As a result of analyzing the movement amount fluctuations based on the mobile phone movement data provided by the National Statistical Office, the Central Accident Control Headquarters analyzed the movement amount in the metropolitan area on the first day of the ‘Step 2+α’ measure in the metropolitan area was 16,19,000 cases. Was.
This is a decrease of 6.1% (1042 thousand cases) from November 24 (1,7061 thousand cases), when the distance between the metropolitan area was upgraded to the second stage a week ago.
Compared to November 17th (18454,000 cases) two weeks ago, it decreased by 13.2% (2435,000 cases).
The nationwide movement amount was 33,3398,000 on November 17, 3,1555,000 on November 24, and 28.9 million on December 1, with some fluctuations, but generally decreasing. Showed.
Remarking that the second phase of measures in the Seoul metropolitan area will end on the 7th, he said, "We are discussing extending or raising the distance. We will collect opinions by the weekend and observe the trend and make a decision." Said.
He emphasized, however, that the cooperation of the people is essential for the distancing effect to appear properly.
He said, "In order to have the effect of blocking the corona19 epidemic through distance, it is also necessary to strengthen measures such as the government's forcible gathering ban or operation restrictions, but the more important and effective is the voluntary efforts and participation of the people." "If people understand the necessity and principle of distancing and do not participate in it, even if they take measures such as shutting down facilities and restricting their use, it will be limited in blocking the fashion."
The government will gather opinions from local governments and experts this weekend and decide whether to raise the distance between the metropolitan area and the whole country at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (Company) meeting as early as Sunday on the 6th.