According to authorities at midnight on 17 August, for the past day in South Korea registered 197 new infected COVID-19, of which the vast majority (188 people) are “pure Korean” or internal cases and not imported from other countries. Although it is a bit below yesterday’s record of the last five months of the 279 people, but there is a big jump in the number of new infections. If a week ago in South Korea recorded only 20-40 new patients COVID-19 in the day, now the data of the last seven days the following: 34-54-56-103-166-279-197 people.
Local experts who carefully analyze each new part in the dissemination of coronavirus, immediately noted a number of worrying factors. The vast majority or more than 80 percent of new infected last week concentrated in the capital region – Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province. As this region is home to half the population of 50 million population of the country, the uncontrolled spread here will have far more serious consequences than the first outbreak in Daegu.
Then it was limited to one city, which was easier to isolate, but now affected is the most densely populated and most important economic, financial, social and political perspectives of the region. If you do not suppress flash fast now, it will mean a splash across the country as a whole, than South Korea fully have not yet encountered.
currently new infected are registered in different places of the Metropolitan region – in churches, schools, cafés, fast food restaurants and other establishments.
Despite the requests of the authorities and direct ban by the government of Seoul, on Saturday 15 August in the capital was a large anti-government demonstrations. Experts now fear that in a few days will be a new surge of coronavirus due to the large concentrations of people, which took place in the course of these shares.
Analyzing the current situation with coronavirus in South Korea, it is difficult to escape the feeling of deja vu, as suggest direct Parallels with the flash COVID-19 in the Church of “Sinchonri”, which a few months ago and led to the spread of infection throughout the country.
Now is also one of the main distributors is the Church, and the behavior of its leadership, as in the case of the “Sinchonri”, it is difficult to characterize as adequate from the point of view of readiness to cooperate with the authorities and to fight against the coronavirus. It is now a Protestant Church “Saran of ceili”, which is known for its conservative orientation, the closed nature and anti-government attitude in political terms.
According to the latest data, among the members of the Church and people with them tokontaktirovat already identified 312 infected COVID-19 or more than 16 percent of all surveyed. This is a very high figure. There is evidence that there were infected among the members of the Church already in Daegu and North Gyeongsang. Flash in this Church came in second place, behind only “Sinchonri” and confidently ahead of the scale of the situation with diseases of coronavirus in the nightlife of Itaewon district of Seoul in may of this year.
Definitely have a claim to the behavior management “Saran of Ceili” and personally to the chief pastor Jong-Kwan Hong. Prosecutors earlier demanded the arrest of the pastor for the demonstrations, during which protesters deliberately provoked clashes with the police, but the court decided that there was no need to detain Chong. But then it turned out that the pastor among those who had contact with infected and should be quarantined. Instead, Jong Kwang Hun 15 Aug again held numerous rallies in Central Seoul, where he personally attended. The Church, contrary to the prohibitions of the authorities urged parishioners to gather for demonstrations.
in addition, reporters found that, early in the administration, “Saran of Ceil” refused to convey to the authorities full lists of parishioners, it was necessary to conduct tests COVID-19th and early identification of cases. By the congregation the Church was advised to evade the tests.
“Saran of Ceil” tries to present everything so that the authorities suppress freedom of speech, giving voice to those forces that are critical to the government’s actions. Activists of the “Saran of Ceil” openly declared that they will continue their action despite requests to remain quarantined.
in the end all it became known, forcing him to recall a similar behavior of the representatives of the “Sinchonri”. Now the public demands the arrest of pastor Jung Kwang Hoon and his assistants. A petition on the website of the presidential administration of the country has gathered thousands of signatures. Prosecutors have re-filed a warrant for the arrest of Jeon Kwang-Hoon, pointing to his new violations.
the South Korean Authorities are aware of the danger of the situation. Also at stake is the reputation of the country, admired worldwide for effectively combating coronavirus. Already stated that the country is facing the beginning of a major wave of re-COVID-19. Seoul and the capital region declared as places where a high probability of infection with a coronavirus. A few days ago in the capital region were again tightened measures of social distancing.
about the new flash spoke for all senior officials, including the President of RK moon Jae-In, who is instructed to “mobilize to fight the new focus of all available forces and means”, promising also the most rigorous way to punish narushitelshe anticorrosiveness measures. The government of Kazakhstan and the Seoul city government alone filed an application to Prosecutor’s office about the actions of the Church “Saran of Ceili”, accusing the pastor Jeon Kwang-Hoon and his assistants in a deliberate counter-measures against the coronavirus.
Today it was also announced that, in connection with the continuation of the outbreak, social distancing can be tightened across the country as a whole and not only in Seoul and neighboring cities. Residents of the capital region were asked to refrain from trips to other regions.
in Parallel, the South Korean government announced its response to the appeals of citizens to put a barrier on a tributary of the coronavirus from other countries and forced to pay for treatment of those foreigners who arrive infected, without spending money on that Korean taxpayers.
Today was the announced changes to the treatment system on the territory of the Republic of Korea foreign nationals infected COVID-19. If we talk quite simply, for many foreigners, the treatment of coronavirus in Korea will be paid.
So, from midnight today, all foreign nationals who violate the regime of self-isolation in Korea providing on arrival a 14-day stay in quarantine, will be required to compensate South Korea for all the costs of their treatment and other services. The same applies to those foreign guests who provide false information or fake documents about the absence of coronavirus.
From August 24 introduces a system of full or partial payment by foreigners for treatment in Korea on the basis of “principle of reciprocity”. If the country where I come from infected foreigner, citizens of Kazakhstan are treated at their expense, and foreigners in Korea will have to pay for the costs of treatment themselves. If in the country of foreigners, including Koreans, are forced to pay for part of treatment then the same will apply in Korea. Meanwhile, the government of Korea will take charge stay in hospital, while the treatment itself and the food – already at the expense of the guest. If in another country the authorities treat foreigners free of charge, and in Korea the guest will also include the expense of the Korean government.
Some of the changes will affect even those foreigners who live permanently in Korea, to pay the local mandatory medical insurance, but went abroad and returned infected. In this case, the part of treatment which is paid by the health insurance Corporation of Korea, will remain free but will have to pay the part that compensates the regional authorities of residence – this is usually about 20 percent of the total cost.
If staying in Korea foreigners contracted COVID-19 on the territory of Kazakhstan without going abroad, then they would be treated at the same time citizens of South Korea conditions, that is free for the individual – at the expense of the government.
as of midnight on August 17 in South Korea for the past day registered 197 new cases COVID-19, while seven people have recovered, new dead was not.
Overall COVID-19 in South Korea for all time the following:
the Total number of cases – 15 of 515 people
Recovered – 13 197 (or 89.7 percent)
the Current number of carriers of the coronavirus – 1293
the Dead – 305
the Mortality rate was 1.97 percent.
According to the statistics of Ministry of health of Kazakhstan, contracted COVID-19 people are recovering in an average of 13-15 days. The total cost of treatment, nutrition and hospital stay is from 5 to 10 million won (from 4,400 to 8,800 U.S. dollars).
