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While the COVID-19 news from Iran, Italy, and a number of other countries continues worsen, South Korea - which has put their country on a `war footing' against the virus - continues to report declining numbers of people infected.
While this should give all of us hope that this epidemic can be slowed by aggressive, and proactive, public health measures - unless and until other countries adopt similar policies - COVID-19's impact elsewhere is unlikely to be blunted.Over the past 24 hours South Korea reports 248 new cases, and 1 additional death, bringing their totals to 7382 cases and 51 deaths.
○ In Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do, the survey of the Shincheon area Shinto shrine is nearing completion, but the increase is slowing down.
-As a result, local governments urged them to maintain and check emergency communication systems with medical institutions and social welfare facilities, and to minimize further spreads through rapid epidemiological investigations and quarantine measures in the event of a situation.
○ At the same time, the growth trend is small, especially in Gyeonggi and Seoul.
-In these areas, small-scale outbreaks are occurring sporadically, mainly by the contacts of the sponsors, and efforts are being made to strengthen epidemiological investigations and quarantine measures and to prevent further transmission.
-In particular, these small cases are thoroughly prevented from entering medical institutions (large number of patients with high level of illness), social welfare facilities (many elderly people), religious facilities that have close contact within closed spaces, and multi-use indoor facilities *. Emphasizing the importance of management, he repeatedly asked him not to slow down tensions at each municipality.
* Example) ① (Medical institution) Seoul Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, Gyeonggi Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, Gyeongbuk Cheongdo Daenam Hospital, Gyeongnam Hanmam Changwon Hospital, etc.
② (Social Welfare Facility) Gyeongbuk Bonghwa Blue Nursing Home, Gyeongsan Jeil Silver Town, Good Home Center
③ (Religious facilities) Shincheonji, Busan Hot Springs, Gyeonggi Suwon Life Spring Church, Gyeongnam Geochang Church, etc.
④ (multi-use indoor facility) Cheonan-si sports facilities, Changnyeong coin karaoke, etc.
Recently, 7 cases of corona 19 infection (6 in Daegu and 1 in Busan) occurred in pregnant women.
Corona 19 Confirmation There is a lack of information and evidence that has been established in relation to pregnant women. However, due to the nature of corona 19, which is mainly transmitted by contact with droplets in the respiratory system, the probability of transmission to the fetus through the blood or other birthing processes in pregnant women is known to be low.
There is also a growing interest in the pattern of children's corona infection, but little is known about it.
In China, however, children are rarely diagnosed as severe.
-In Korea, 66 patients (0.9%) were identified due to contact with infected parents, and none of them were seriously affected.
□ The Korea Central Defense Agency has recently said that it is necessary to take measures to prevent both domestic community propagation and further inflows from abroad considering the global situation.
