Whether to extend the current social distancing that is in effect until next Sunday will be announced tomorrow (14th).
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters will announce whether to extend the current distance, which is limited to 4 people and 9 pm business hours, at a regular briefing tomorrow at 11 am.
Although the size of the epidemic has recently decreased and the number of patients with severe cases is also decreasing, the quarantine authorities predict that Omicron will become the dominant species within 1-2 weeks in Korea.
Son Young-rae, head of the social strategy division at the Central Accident Remediation Headquarters, analyzed today's online briefing of the reporters, "The number of confirmed cases is decreasing, but the rate of decline is gradually slowing down.
At yesterday's meeting between the Democratic Party and the government, a plan to extend the current distance by more than two weeks was discussed in consideration of the Omicron pandemic, but in some cases, the scientific basis for distancing that limits the number of people and time is lacking, and the sacrifice of the self-employed and small business owners and Considering the growing backlash, the need for gradual easing is also being raised.
Whether to extend the distance will be finalized and announced after an undisclosed quarantine strategy meeting presided over by the Prime Minister today and a major headquarters meeting tomorrow morning.
In addition, special quarantine measures for the Lunar New Year holiday approaching the end of this month and measures to reorganize the quarantine system to respond to Omicron mutations will also be unveiled.