Daily Infection Numbers Slowly Drop In Seoul; Decision this Weekend If Lockdown Continues
Here is the latest on the coronavirus front in Seoul:
The number of additional new coronavirus cases fell to below 200 for the first time in more than two weeks Thursday, but cluster infections continued to pop up across the country and critically ill patients are on the rise.
The country reported 195 new COVID-19 cases, including 188 local infections, raising the total caseload to 20,644, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Thursday’s daily tally marks the smallest since 197 on Aug. 17.
Health authorities said this week will be critical in determining whether the virus curve sharply flattens or not.
The country plans to decide whether to extend the quasi-Level 3 scheme in greater Seoul beyond Sunday over the weekend.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but Yonhap is still blaming churches and the anti-government protest for the virus spread. Buried at the end of the article is that only 329 people out of a nation of 51 million have died from the coronavirus.
So are we measuring “infections” this way?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/health/coronavirus-testing.html
Also, what are the ratios between “infections”, “hospitalizations”, and “deaths”?
Setnaffa – Your point is well taken and is the crux of how governments all over the world are responding. Most have taken the stance that as long as there are new cases, even mild ones, that the virus is not under control and restrictions remain in place. As I have stated many times, here and elsewhere, the two driving factors here are fear and control. In countries where more control is possible, the restrictions will likely continue far into 2021. If a vaccine is developed and found safe, one of the pillars of the scare tactics will be removed and governments will have to start releasing control over the people. We’ll have to see what the final months of 2020 bring.