The government predicted that the Lunar New Year holiday from the end of this month to the beginning of next month would be a watershed for the dominant species of Omicron mutation, and announced that it would announce a response system related to Omicron as early as this week.
Deok-cheol Kwon, the 1st deputy director of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (main script), said, "In Korea, Omicron's share is around 10%, but it is predicted that it will become the dominant species within 1 to 2 months due to its high propagation power. There is,” he said.
Last week, the detection rate of omicron mutations in Korea was 12.5%.
1st Deputy Director Kwon emphasized, "The Lunar New Year holiday, when many people will come and go, is expected to be a watershed."
Deputy Director Kwon said, "The government wants to prepare the existing quarantine management system and medical response system according to Omicron." He said that he would immediately change the medical system.
"The specific measures will be discussed with experts at the Daily Recovery Support Committee this Wednesday (12th) and we will be able to tell the public in detail as soon as this week," he said.
Omicron mutation is known to have two to three times higher transmission power than delta mutation. There was also the prospect of coming out.
According to the government, the average number of confirmed cases last week was 3,682, a decrease of 22% from 4,745 the previous week. explained that it recorded a stable figure at 50.5% as of the day.
In response, Vice-Chairman Kwon emphasized, "It is thanks to the public's active cooperation with the quarantine pass, social distancing, and the third vaccination."
In the case of Denmark, he said, "The government will use several overseas cases as a counter-teacher," citing the case of Denmark re-initiating the quarantine pass in November when the number of confirmed cases surged two months after the quarantine pass was lifted in September last year.
He added, "We will closely examine whether there are any inconveniences caused by the quarantine pass and adjust the system to minimize the inconvenience."