Ten days before the Chuseok holiday (September 19-22), the spread of Corona 19 is showing signs of intensifying again, so the quarantine authorities are in emergency.
The daily number of confirmed cases has been recording a four-digit figure that greatly exceeds 1,000 for more than two months, and the pattern of soaring to the 2,000 level is repeated every Wednesday, the peak point of the week.
In particular, in the midst of recent outbreaks in the metropolitan area, if the quarantine authorities cannot contain the current situation, infection spreads from the metropolitan area to non-metropolitan areas along the population movement line during the Chuseok holiday, and the "balloon effect" and "reverse balloon effect" are ' may appear.
The possibility that the situation before and after last summer's vacation season will be repeated is also a situation that cannot be ruled out.
According to the Central Quarantine Countermeasure Headquarters (Bangdaebon) today (9th), as of 00:00 yesterday, there were 2,050 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 in Korea.
The number increased by 453 from the previous day (1,597 people) and rose to the 2,000 level again within a week after the 1st day (2,024 people).
This is the sixth record of 2,000 people since the Corona 19 crisis in Korea.
In August, the number of confirmed cases on Tuesday (00:00 on Wednesday as of the announcement date) was usually around 2,000.
As of 00:00 today, the number of new confirmed cases is expected to be similar or somewhat higher.
A total of 1,926 new confirmed cases were counted from 0 am to 9 pm yesterday by the quarantine authorities and each local government including the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 67 more than the 1,859 at the same time the previous day.
Considering the recent night time number of confirmed cases, the number is expected to reach around 2,000, or at most 2,100.
The 4th pandemic, which started in the metropolitan area in early July, has been going on for more than two months.
The number of daily confirmed cases has been in the four digits for 64 days in a row since July 7 (1,211 people), and today is the 65th day.
If we look at the new confirmed cases in the last week (9.2-8), 1,961 → 1,708 → 1,803 → 1,490 → 1,375 → 1,597 → 2,050 by day. It came out with an average of 1,712 people per day.