“If it is like this, 900 people next week”… Putting soldiers in epidemiological investigations

3 min readDec 7, 2020

confirmed cases came out from all over the country , more than 600 confirmed cases per day . On the weekend when the number of tests was low , it recorded 600 people for two days in a row . Health officials have warned that if the trend is now, there could be more than 700 confirmed cases per day this week and more than 900 cases per day next week . The government believes that it is important to secure beds in case the number of patients will increase in the future, and today (7th), it has come up with a countermeasure.

For more details, reporter Nam Joo-hyun will deliver.

Last weekend, the number of tests per day was about 14,000, which was about 8,000 fewer than on weekdays.

However, there were more than 600 confirmed cases in both days .

The ratio of confirmed cases to testers was 4.4 % and 4.2 %, respectively , which was significantly higher than the 1% level a month ago.

Health officials analyzed that the infection reproductive index, which shows how many people a patient transmits the virus , gradually decreased from 1.52 three weeks ago to 1.23 last week , and the rate of transmission dropped slightly.

However, if the reproductive index of infection is maintained above 1, the number of confirmed cases will inevitably increase.

[Na Seong-woong/Deputy Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: If the current trend persists, there is a possibility that 550–750 new patients will occur this week, and more than 900 patients daily next week .]

Health authorities are entering the pandemic as it is now . We judged that the biggest problem at the time was the shortage of beds and came up with measures focused on securing them.

Until now , quarantine was lifted for asymptomatic patients 7 days after diagnosis, and when positive PCR tests were negative at 24 hours intervals 7 days after onset . In the future, if the patient is not a severe or severely ill patient, it will not be observed for a week. The quarantine authorities also decided to enlist public officials, military, and police personnel to support epidemiological investigations in order to strengthen the epidemiological investigation capabilities ordered by President Moon Jae-in, and significantly expand the operation of screening clinics at night and on holidays. (Video coverage: Jang Woon-seok, video editing: Park player) ▶ Go home early before step 2.5 … Academy also offers remote classes [ https :

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“If it is like this, 900 people next week”… Putting soldiers in epidemiological investigations

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