Government “Quarantine Obligation→Recommendation, Easing Quarantine on June 1st, Preparing to Avoid Confusion”

The government has announced that it will thoroughly prepare for the quarantine measures that have been eased at the site from June 1 to be implemented without confusion.

Kim Seong-ho, the 2nd general coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Critical Response Headquarters) for Corona 19, said at a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the 24th that the lifting of the severe warning level of the Corona 19 crisis is approaching in a week.

He said that the 7-day quarantine obligation for confirmed patients is changed to a 5-day quarantine recommendation, and the mask wearing obligation is maintained only in hospitals with inpatient rooms and inpatient-type infection-vulnerable facilities. We will protect the high-risk group from the 19th risk and stably manage the quarantine situation.”

Then, high-risk groups, such as those aged 65 or older and immunocompromised, were asked to actively participate in additional vaccinations.

Second General Coordinator Kim said that last week, the daily average number of corona19 confirmed cases increased from the previous week to 19,121, but the increase slowed to 4.6%.

The number of deaths and new severe cases decreased from the previous week to 73 and 125, respectively, and the infection reproduction index fell slightly to 1.08.

(Source: Yonhap News / Translation of an article : Junbeom from JT News)