As you can see, this 4th pandemic has the right number of patients and the duration is longer than in the past. Even more worrisome is the prediction that the peak of the 4th pandemic will be at the end of this month, even if it is early.
Medical reporter Yoo Seung-hyeon gives the details.
It is a sister church in Daegu where the mass infection occurred.
Members of various churches gathered to engage in religious activities, and the number of confirmed cases increased to 179.
Most of them are delta mutations.
In Seoul, delta mutations were found in 11 of the 19 indoor sports facilities where the cluster infection occurred.
The delta mutation, which is 2.4 times stronger than the existing virus, is the biggest cause of the fourth pandemic.
[박향/중앙사고수습본부 방역총괄반장 : 델타 변이는 전파력이 크고 초기 감염력이 강하여 전파 차단에 어려움이 있습니다.]
The detection rate for delta mutations, which was less than half (48%) three weeks ago, is now over 70% (73.1%).
As delta mutations become the dominant species, breakthrough infections, which are transmitted even after vaccination, are increasing.
Last week, at a nursing hospital in Busan, there were 56 confirmed cases, 49 of which were breakthrough infections.
The increase in travel during the holiday season is also a factor in the spread.
Last month, the 4th stage in the metropolitan area and the 1st and 2nd stage in the non-metropolitan area spread between regions under different quarantine standards.
[권준욱/국립보건연구원장 (지난달 26일) : 풍선효과와 휴가철 이동량 증가로, 비수도권의 대도시 및 여행 지역을 중심으로 증가세로 전환되면서….]
In addition, the rate of infection through personal contact with a confirmed person in daily life has also increased to 52%.
The first epidemic centered on the Shincheonji Daegu Church, the second epidemic that spread through churches and Liberation Day rallies, and the third epidemic were centered on infections in nursing homes and correctional facilities.
Another type of this fourth wave seems to be longer and more difficult than the previous ones.
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