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- Date2020-04-13 19:34
- Update2020-04-13 19:37
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
13 April 2020
○ As of 0:00, 13 April 2020, a total of 10,537 cases (including 929 imported cases) have been confirmed, of which 7,447 cases have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 25 in total.
[Table 1. Total confirmed and suspected cases]
|
Period (since 3 Jan) |
Total |
Tested positive |
Being tested |
Tested negative |
|||
|
Confirmed |
Discharged |
Isolated |
Deceased |
||||
|
As of 0:00 12 April (Sun) |
514,621 |
10,512 |
7,368 |
2,930 |
214 |
13,788 |
490,321 |
|
As of 0:00 13 April (Mon) |
518,743 |
10,537 |
7,447 |
2,873 |
217 |
13,391 |
494,815 |
|
Difference |
(+)4,122 |
(+)25 |
(+)79 |
(-)57 |
(+)3 |
(-)397 |
(+)4,494 |
[Table 2. Imported cases in Korea (as of 0:00, 13 April 2020)]
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|
Total |
Region/Country |
Where confirmed |
Nationality |
||||||
|
China |
Asia ex-China |
Europe |
America |
Africa |
Airport |
Community |
Korean |
Other |
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|
New |
16 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
3 |
|
Total |
929 |
16 |
100 |
421 |
389 |
3 |
376 |
536 |
835 |
78 |
|
(1.7%) |
(10.8%) |
(45.3%) |
(41.9%) |
(0.3%) |
(41.1%) |
(58.9%) |
(91.6%) |
(8.4%) |
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* Figures may change based on findings from ongoing local epidemiological investigation efforts.
○ Epidemiological links have been found for 81.5% of the total cases; 9.7% are either under investigation or sporadic cases. More details on the epidemiological links within each province or city are shown in Table 2.
○ From Second Mi-Ju Hospital in Daegu City, 1 additional case (patient) was confirmed from the testing of all 137 persons (patients and staff/workers) under cohort isolation. In total, 191 cases (patients = 177; staff/workers = 14) have been confirmed since 26 March.
○ From Euijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital in Gyeonggi Province, 3 additional cases (patient = 1; family/guardian of patient = 1; other contact = 1) were confirmed. In total, 62 cases (patients = 22; staff/workers = 16; family/guardians/other contacts = 24) have been confirmed since 29 March.
○ From Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, 3 additional cases were confirmed during investigation of contacts. In total, 14 cases have been confirmed since 9 April.
(The figures in Table 2 are based on cases reported to KCDC before 0:00 of 13 April and may differ from above.)
○ In light of the continued emergence of imported cases and transmission from imported cases, KCDC urged all inbound travelers who boarded from overseas to comply with home quarantine guidelines.
Persons under home quarantine (self-quarantine) are required to follow the quarantine guidelines provided. They must not share their utensils, towels and other personal belongings with their family, roommates, or cohabitants and refrain from coming in contact with family members, roommates, or cohabitants.
Family members, roommates, or cohabitants must not share their personal items with the person under quarantine. They should also frequently wipe and clean all frequently touched surfaces and avoid coming in contact with the person under quarantine as much as possible.
○ Although the number of confirmed cases has seen a decline recently, there is still a risk of large-scale outbreak from close contact in enclosed environment if social distancing is loosened.
KCDC noted that a large-scale outbreak may cause collapse of the healthcare system and cause the number of deaths in high-risk groups to increase at any time and urged people to continue to follow social distancing and personal hygiene guidelines.
Many people infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic or have symptoms so mild that they may not even realize that they are infected, even though the disease is highly contagious in early stages of infection. Therefore, it is highly important that all citizens continue to carefully follow the call to actions (provided below).
KCDC stressed that reducing contact with other people as much as possible, washing hands thoroughly, wearing masks when visiting an enclosed/crowded place, and if having suspected symptoms, refraining from going to work or leaving home and going to a screening clinic to get tested are the most important and effective measures against COVID-19.
○ KCDC urged young people to avoid enclosed spaces such as nightclubs, bars, and cafes and to refrain from social gatherings that may involve coming in close contact with other people.
○ KCDC noted the possibility that more transmission may have occurred during last weekend due to increased contact between people from early voting and Easter celebrations. Therefore, early detection of infected persons this week is important. KCDC asked healthcare workers to help detect patients at early stages by aggressively testing persons who are suspected to be infected with COVID-19.
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Call to actions for 15 April 2020 General Election voters
① Do not bring young children to polling places if possible. ② Before visiting a polling place, wash your hands with soap thoroughly under running water for at least 30 seconds.
③ Wear a face mask when visiting a polling place.
④ Before entering the polling place/station, get checked for fever, disinfect your hands, and put on disposable gloves. ⑤ Keep a distance of at least 1 meter between yourself and other voters. ⑥ Refrain from all non-essential conversations in or around polling places. ⑦ If you have fever or respiratory symptoms, go to a separate, temporary location to cast your vote and then visit a public health center. ⑧ When you return home, wash your hands with soap thoroughly under running water for at least 30 seconds.
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Call to actions for all citizens
① Cancel or postpone all non-essential gatherings, dining out, social events, and travel plans. * There have been numerous reports overseas of transmission by eating together. All meetings and events involving sharing a meal should especially be postponed or canceled.
② If you have fever, cough, sore throat, muscle pain, or other respiratory symptoms, do not go to work. Stay home and get sufficient rest.
③ Avoid leaving home except to purchase necessities, to get medical care, or to go to work.
④ Avoid handshakes and other forms of physical contact. Keep a 2-meter distance from each other.
⑤ Wash your hands, cover up your sneezes/coughs, and generally maintain strict personal hygiene.
⑥ Disinfect and ventilate your space every day.
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[Table 3: Regional distribution and epidemiological links of the confirmed cases]
|
Region |
Confirmed cases |
Other major clusters |
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|
Total |
Imported cases |
Clusters |
Other* |
New cases |
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|
Sub- total |
Shin- cheonji |
Small clusters |
Contacts of confirmed cases |
Imported cases |
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|
Seoul |
610 |
233 |
355 |
8 |
262 |
18 |
67 |
22 |
8 |
Guro-gu call center (98), Dong-an Church-PC Cafe (20), Manmin Central Church (41), etc. |
|
Busan |
126 |
16 |
81 |
12 |
50 |
18 |
1 |
29 |
0 |
Onchun Church (39), Suyeong-gu Kindergarten (5), etc. |
|
Daegu |
6,819 |
14 |
6,088 |
4,508 |
653 |
923 |
4 |
717 |
3 |
Second Mi-Ju Hospital (191), Hansarang Convalescent Hospital (126), Daesil Convalescent Hospital (98), Fatima Hospital (36), etc. |
|
Incheon |
87 |
36 |
47 |
2 |
34 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
Guro-gu call center (20), etc. |
|
Gwangju |
27 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Daejeon |
39 |
9 |
21 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
Korea Forest Engineer Institute (3), etc. |
|
Ulsan |
41 |
10 |
24 |
16 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
Sejong |
46 |
3 |
42 |
1 |
38 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (30), gym facilities (8) |
|
Gyeonggi |
631 |
143 |
442 |
29 |
302 |
58 |
53 |
46 |
3 |
Grace River Church in Seongnam (72), Guro-gu call center-Bucheon SaengMyeongSu Church (48), Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (42), etc. |
|
Gangwon |
49 |
12 |
30 |
17 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Apartments in Wonju City (3), Euijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (8), etc. |
|
Chung- |
45 |
5 |
32 |
6 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11) |
|
Chung- |
139 |
10 |
120 |
0 |
118 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
Gym facilities in Cheonan (103), research center in Seosan (9), etc. |
|
Jeonbuk |
17 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Jeonnam |
15 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Manmin Central Church (2) |
|
Gyeong- |
1,337 |
9 |
1,194 |
566 |
436 |
191 |
1 |
134 |
4 |
Cheongdo Daenam Hospital (120), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (68), pilgrimage to Israel (49), Gyeongsan Seo Convalescent Hospital (65), etc. |
|
Gyeong- |
115 |
14 |
84 |
32 |
45 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
Geochang Church (10), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Wings Tower (10), etc. |
|
Jeju |
12 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Airport |
382 |
382 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
10,537 |
929 |
8,588 |
5,210 |
1987 |
1,244 |
147 |
1,020 |
25 |
|
|
(8.8) |
(81.5) |
(49.4) |
(18.9) |
(11.8) |
(1.4) |
(9.7) |
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* Not classified into a cluster or under investigation ※ The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change depending on further epidemiological investigation. |
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[Figure 1: Distribution of confirmed cases based on location reported]
* Refer to attachment
[Table 4: Age distribution of severe cases]
|
Age group |
Total |
Severe |
( |
% |
) |
Very severe |
( |
% |
) |
|
Total |
66 |
20 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
46 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
|
80 and above |
14 |
6 |
( |
30.0 |
) |
8 |
( |
17.4 |
) |
|
70-79 |
25 |
6 |
( |
30.0 |
) |
19 |
( |
41.3 |
) |
|
60-69 |
16 |
4 |
( |
20.0 |
) |
12 |
( |
26.1 |
) |
|
50-59 |
6 |
3 |
( |
15.0 |
) |
3 |
( |
6.5 |
) |
|
40-49 |
3 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
3 |
( |
6.5 |
) |
|
30-39 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
20-29 |
2 |
1 |
( |
5.0 |
) |
1 |
( |
2.2 |
) |
|
10-19 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
0-9 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
[Figure 2: New cases (for last 2 weeks) by chain of transmission]
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