The government evaluated that large-scale group infections continue to occur amid the'third pandemic' of Corona 19 in Korea, but overall, it is at a managed level.
Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters (heavy water version), said at a back briefing on the Corona 19 situation today (4th), "We are making a judgment as to whether the third epidemic is under management." The average number of confirmed cases in the region shows a modest decline, with 989 (2020.12.22~28), 984 (2020.12.22~28), and 916 (2020.12.29~2021.1.4), etc." It.
Regarding the number of confirmed cases of 1,000, despite the decrease in the number of tests yesterday during the holiday season, Yoon said, "More than 120 people occurred in the Seoul East Detention Center and a lot occurred in Gwangju Nursing Hospital and Incheon Nursing Hospital." More than one person."
At the same time, the policy of supporting patient care workers for nursing hospitals and nursing facilities was emphasized again.
"There is a side that it is difficult for the central government to recruit all of the (caregivers) because caregivers tend to be input from the outside in the form of individual contracts rather than being hired for each institution or facility." "We are recruiting caregivers according to the situation, and the central government is promoting it in a way that supports expenses."
General Yoon also introduced the current situation, saying that we are continuing to expand Corona 19 beds.
According to Jungsubon, 7,962 beds are available in the Life Treatment Center and 2,392 beds are available in the hospital dedicated to infectious diseases.
Also, there are 72 semi-critical beds and 168 beds dedicated to critical care.
In particular, the number of patients in the metropolitan area who were confirmed confirmed and waiting for more than one day to be assigned a bed steadily declined, reaching '0' today.
Regarding the extension of the operation of the temporary screening test center in the metropolitan area by two weeks and the reduction of operating hours (6 pm → 5 pm), "there is a burden on human resources, so we decided to shorten it by 1 hour through consultation with local governments." "Because darkness comes down after 5 pm, we took into account the fact that the 5-6 pm inspection volume is not as large as in other time zones, and we decided to increase the capacity by putting manpower in the inspection stations where the inspection volume is concentrated." Explained.
However, he said, "Since the health center diagnostic tests are still operated, we think that concerns that less potential infected people can be detected due to the decrease in the test volume will be reduced." "(Rather) For nursing hospitals and nursing facilities where group infection occurred, weekly He added, “We have taken measures so that rapid antigen tests can be performed every day if there is any doubt, so overall, we believe that effective tests can be performed.”
Meanwhile, controversy over the current'social distancing' (Seoul Metropolitan Area 2.5 stage, Metropolitan Area 2 stage) and extending special quarantine measures for the year-end and New Year holidays for two weeks, permitting conditional operation only for some facilities such as academies is arising.
In particular, it is pointed out that the operation of indoor sports facilities where classes are conducted on a one-to-one basis in the metropolitan area continues to be prohibited, while the standards for Taekwondo academies and ballet training centers, etc., have different standards, allowing classes with less than 9 people.
In this regard, Jung Soo-bon, head of the Life Prevention Team, Kim Jeong-sook, said, "I think that the indoor sports facility industry is having a very difficult time while proceeding with the 2.5th phase of the metropolitan area from the 8th of last month." "How can I generally allow such a prohibited facility after two weeks? I will think about that direction and (take action)."
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