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Yesterday, three weeks after the implementation of the ‘step-by-step recovery of daily life’, confirmed cases of Corona 19 continued all over the country.
While the youth vaccination rate is still low, all schools are starting today, raising concerns about the spread of infection.
Reporter Hwang Hye-kyung reports.
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Despite the ‘holiday effect’, which reduces the number of tests, the spread did not stop.
As of 9 pm yesterday evening, there were 2,468 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 601 more than at the same time a week ago.
By region, 1,075 in Seoul, 790 in Gyeonggi, and 161 in Incheon, 80% of which was concentrated in the metropolitan area.
In addition, there were sporadic infections across the country, including 59 in Gyeongnam, 58 in Gwangju, and 54 in Gangwon.
The completion rate of vaccination as a percentage of the population is close to 80%, exceeding the target of collective immunity, but it is insufficient to catch the spread of the virus after the phased recovery of daily life.
Six months after completing the vaccination, the antibody levels decrease and additional vaccinations are required. So far, only 1.8 million people have received the booster shot.
[권덕철 / 중앙재난안전대책본부 1차장 (지난 19일) : 60대 이상과 요양병원과 요양시설 등의 입원환자와 입소자에 대하여 추가접종 주기를 4개월로 단축하였습니다.]
The problem is that the vaccination rate for adolescents under the age of 17 is particularly low at 13.4%.
There is a high risk of spreading to a group infection, with an average of more than 330 students confirmed every day ahead of elementary, middle and high school attendance.
In the case of overcrowded and overcrowded schools in the metropolitan area, staggered school attendance or distance classes are sometimes conducted simultaneously, but 97% of all schools are expected to resume full school attendance.
Eun-hye Yoo / Minister of Education (CBS Radio on the 19th): We are discussing various ways of applying such a large-scale event with more than 100 people and the same exceptions for those under the age of 18 without exception.]
At the same time, the authorities plan to encourage teenage students to participate in vaccination, and at the same time establish a ‘School Life Prevention Guidance and Inspection Team’ to strengthen patrols around PC rooms and karaoke rooms outside the school gate.
This is Hwang Hye-kyung from YTN.
YTN Hyekyung Hwang (whitepaper@ytn.co.kr)
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