South Korea's Daejeon City proposed to the central government that the epidemic prevention policy should be loosened.

(European News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] As the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) slows down, in Europe and the United States and other countries, it has been seen that there is no need to wear masks indoors, but continuous research and development of vaccines and therapeutic agents are still required.

In South Korea, the number of new confirmed cases and the number of severe cases and deaths in a single day have not increased significantly. In response to this phenomenon, Daejeon Metropolitan City (referred to as: Daejeon City) proposed to the central government that the epidemic prevention policy should be loosened, otherwise the city government will issue an administrative order on its own.

According to the Korean media "News1", as the control of the epidemic situation in South Korea stabilized, Daejeon Metropolitan City sent a document to South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Authority on the 1st of this month, inviting cooperation with the Central Government in the fight against Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) Negotiations on issues such as "indoor masks", and said that if the relevant regulations are not lifted by mid-December, the city government will announce the lifting of the ban on its own.

At the same time, the authorities are considering whether to loosen the isolation rules for confirmed cases.

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South Korea’s Department of Disease Control stated, “As of now, we have continued to carry out relevant agreements with relevant government departments, 17 cities and provinces on epidemic prevention measures. In the future, the plan will continue to monitor the development of the epidemic, and hold public seminars and advisory committees to specifically plan to loosen indoor The date of the mask obligation.”

In addition, the South Korean Department of Disease Management previously stated on November 9 that a seminar will be held on the 15th of this month to conduct a comprehensive discussion with experts on the specific time point for loosening the indoor mask order.

Baek Sun-young (백순영), an honorary professor at the Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, pointed out that as the epidemic has reached a stable stage, indoor mask orders and one-week home quarantine have lost their meaning. Those who have been fully vaccinated must still actively wear masks.

Under the coercion of the epidemic prevention policy, many people who have been diagnosed do not accept screening after showing relevant symptoms in order to avoid isolation.

In this regard, Bai Shunying explained that the current drug treatment rate is about 30%, and patients should actively treat to relieve symptoms.

According to statistics from the Korea Disease Control Agency (KCDC), as of 12 am yesterday (3rd), there were 52,861 confirmed cases.