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We will discuss the remaining questions with Cho Dong-chan, a medical reporter.



Q. Are there many more hidden confirmed cases?



[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): Let's see what Columbia University, USA will announce on the 6th.

The gray line below is the number of positive tests per day, and the orange line above is the actual patient estimate.

After the Omicron epidemic, the actual number of patients was analyzed to be up to 10 times higher.

This is because Omicron spreads 4 times faster than delta and the symptoms are mild, so you do not know if you are infected.

In the UK, 17 people are tested per 1,000 people per day, and in Korea, it is 4, which is about a quarter of the population.

In the UK, if the rapid antigen test is also positive, it is classified as confirmed, but we only accept PCR.

Even if PCR test is possible up to 850,000 cases a day, it seems difficult to confirm more than 100,000 people a day.

Professionals are the vertex of the actual number of patients, in the mid-March, and the vertex was expected to be late for two weeks



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[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): Let's look at Israel and Japan, where Omicron is earlier than us.

The number of Israel's confirmation is to take a peak,

In Japan, the death toll has remained low at less than 1 per million for several months.

Experts are also studying whether this is due to differences in vaccination rates or races.

Korea's death toll continues to drop, but it may go like Israel, so I think we should be vigilant and prepare focusing on high-risk groups.]



Q. Who is more vulnerable?



[Cho, Dong-chan / Medical Priest (specialist): Once recently, it was 89% of patients with a durable patient, which was determined by a recent monthly recruitment, and 100% of deaths was more than 60.

However, children under the age of 5 should be cautious.

After the Omicron epidemic, child hospitalization rates quadrupled in the United States and Europe.

In particular, children under the age of 5 should seek medical attention immediately if they have a sharp, barking cough.]



(Video editing: Lee Seung-ryeol, CG: Jeon Yu-geun, Seo Seung-hyun, Park Cheon-woong)