On the 14th, Cho Kyu-hong, the 1st deputy head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), said, “I will explain in detail the standards for adjusting the obligation to wear masks indoors on the 23rd of this month after an open discussion and an expert advisory committee.”
First Vice-Chief Cho, who presided over the Corona 19 Critical Response Headquarters meeting on this day, said, “The government will do its best to respond to quarantine and medical treatment, such as protecting facilities vulnerable to infection and securing critically ill beds, and will make preparations for a better daily life.” He said this.
Deputy Director 1 Cho was concerned that “the number of corona confirmed today is at 84,000, and the spread of the 7th epidemic continues.”
“The infection reproduction index is 1.04, exceeding ‘1’ for the 8th week,” he said.
In addition, he added, “The reinfection rate in the fifth week of November was 14.7%, a 4%p increase from three weeks ago, and the reinfection rate is also increasing.
“To prevent the spread of infection, we all need to make efforts,” he said.
In particular, he said, “Each business site needs to make efforts to create a working environment where people can rest when they are sick, such as encouraging telecommuting and using annual leave.”
At the same time, he explained, “The government provides consulting on job diagnosis suitable for telecommuting, personnel and labor management, and IT infrastructure construction plans to workplaces that want to introduce telecommuting, and supports infrastructure construction costs such as programs and equipment necessary for telecommuting.” did.
He added, “I ask that local governments also actively encourage the workplaces under their jurisdiction to take advantage of vacations according to the conditions.”
On the other hand, Deputy Director 1 Cho said, “Vaccination is essential to move toward daily recovery,” and “I ask that the elderly and those with underlying diseases especially prevent severe illness and infection through vaccination.”
In addition, “92.5% of the 360 deaths last week were in their 60s or older, but the vaccination rate for those in their 60s or older is still at a low level at 24.9%.” did.
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