As the number of new COVID-19 cases is spreading rapidly, exceeding 40,000 a day, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said, “We will not implement social distancing measures at this stage.”
At a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters held at the Seoul Government Complex this morning, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said, “The spread of the BA.5 mutation is starting a resurgence faster than originally expected.” It will be expanded from immunocompromised persons to those in their 50s and those over the age of 18 with underlying diseases,” he said.
“We will reduce the risk by expanding the vaccination not only to nursing hospitals, but also to facilities for the disabled and homeless people,” he said.
“From mid-August to the end of September, up to 200,000 confirmed cases are expected to occur per day,” Prime Minister Han said. I will,” he emphasized.
He added, “We will secure 10,000 ‘one-stop medical institutions’ by the end of July so that confirmed patients who are receiving home treatment without hospitalization can receive tests, treatment and prescriptions at the same time at nearby hospitals and clinics, he added.
Prime Minister Han said, “We will continue to maintain the 7-day mandatory quarantine for confirmed cases, but do not implement the mandatory distancing measures at this stage. .