Daily increase in cases 450+! South Korea extends current epidemic prevention measures for two weeks

According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 12th that in view of the successive occurrence of cluster infections in South Korea and the increase in cases that are difficult to trace, the South Korean government is worried about a rebound in the epidemic , so it will begin to apply the epidemic prevention response measures adjustment plan from next week .

The South Korean government's current epidemic prevention response measures will end on the 14th , and starting from the 15th of next week , South Korea will again extend the current epidemic prevention response level (Level 2 in the capital area , Level 1.5 outside the capital area) and the ban on gatherings of more than 5 people for 2 weeks.

Under the plan, cafes, restaurants, gymnasiums and other public gathering facilities in the metropolitan area will continue to be banned from operating after 10 p.m.

In addition, the South Korean government has decided to continue to maintain the ban on gatherings of more than 5 people, but to relax restrictions such as the maximum number of private gatherings such as children under the age of 6, immediate family gatherings, and parent-child gathering ceremonies. In addition to 8 people and children under the age of 6, personal gatherings are limited to 4 people.

According to a report from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 12th, there were 488 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Korea on the 11th , bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 94,686.

As of the 11th, South Korea has confirmed a total of 257 cases of mutant strains, of which 154 were infected with the mutant strain discovered in the UK. Under this condition, South Korea's flight ban on British flights will continue to be extended for three weeks until April 1 .

And all incoming travelers must submit a negative PCR test result upon arrival, otherwise they will be denied entry.

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said in an interview that in the past two months, the average number of new cases in South Korea has continued to be between 300 and 500 per day , and the long-term implementation of social distancing measures will make the people tired . But if they retreat now, the anti-epidemic defense line that South Korea has worked hard to build may collapse immediately.

At the same time, good news came from South Korea's epidemic prevention work. The COVID-19 vaccine promotion team said that as of 0:00 today , the cumulative number of people vaccinated in South Korea in the 14 days since the start of the vaccination work reached 546,277.

According to previous Korean media reports, South Korea plans to achieve the "small goal" of vaccinating 32 million to 36 million people by September. However, with the arrival of the spring travel season, the severe situation of the epidemic in South Korea is still not optimistic.

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