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the last month, 1 out of 4 confirmed cases was found to have been infected by their family.
It was in my 40s and 50s that I got caught first, and then I preached to parents and children.
The first barrier to protecting my family would be that I won't get caught.
Reporter Kim Ki-tae will prove it with statistics.
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relation to the Seoul Eastern Detention Center, 5 out of 6 additional infections yesterday (25th) are family members of the confirmed case.
Of the 520 cumulative confirmed cases, 20 inmates or workers in the family were infected.
In the case of a family in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, the first confirmed cases occurred on the 22nd, and since then, 9 additional people have been confirmed, including 2 family members, 3 acquaintances, and 4 family members of the acquaintance.
In the food processing business in Jung-gu, Incheon, an additional 11 family members were infected, resulting in a cumulative number of cases of 32.
As such, in the last month, 1 out of 4 corona19 confirmed cases has been revealed as'spreading between families'.
As a result of the government's analysis of 15,111 confirmed cases in Korea, 3,654 and 24.2% were infected through their families.
In particular, the first confirmed age group in the family was 32% in their 40s and 29.9% in their 50s.As a result, more than 4 out of 10 confirmed children and adolescents from 0 to 19 years of age were counted as secondary infections through their families. Done.
[Deok-cheol Kwon/Minister of Health and Welfare: In order for our parents, families, and neighbors to have a healthy New Year, a united pause is urgently needed.] The
government refrained from family gatherings at the end of the year to protect me and my family. It was emphasized once again that families living with them should comply with quarantine rules such as wearing masks and keeping distance.
Especially, families with high-risk families need special attention.
(Video editing: Soyoung Lee)