○ As of 0:00, June 22 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 12,438 (including 1,441 imported cases), of which 10,881 cases have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 17 in total.

 

 

○ Regional distribution of total confirmed cases:

 

 

○ Case distribution by region:

 

 

○ DAILY NEW AND TOTAL CASES IN SEOUL/INCHEON/GYEONGGI REGIONS

 

 

○ DAILY NEW AND TOTAL CASES IN DAEGU / GYEONGBUK / BORDER SCREENING

 

 

○ Distribution by gender and age group:

 

 

○ INCIDENCE RATE BY AGE GROUP (PER 100,000)

 

 

○ IMPORTED CASES

 

 

○ Imported cases in Korea (as of 0:00, June 22, 2020)

 

 

□ KCDC analyzed the recent clusters related to door-to-door sales such as Richway, NBS Partners, Great Nature Korea, Healing Land 23, Nature Health Healing Center, Home Doctor and advised caution.

○ There have been 254 community confirmed cases related to door-to-door sales. Common marketing tools such as mass training, product promotion exhibits, and product demo events tend to involve a large number of visitors gathering in a confined, poorly ventilated space, engaging in conversations for a long period of time, and singing and eating in some events, making it easy for droplet-induced transmission to occur.

 

- Increasing number of such infections tend to involve middle-aged or elderly population.

 

○ Central Disaster Management Headquarters announced that it will designate direct-sale promotion facilities such as door-to-door sales as high risk facilities and strengthen management of such facilities in an effort to contain the spread of infections related to door-to-door businesses which involve confined, crowded, and close-contact environment.

* Newly added high risk facilities include: Direct-sales channels (door-to-door sales, multi-level sales, single-level sales), logistics centers, large after-school private academies (capacity 300 or above), buffets (limited to buffet specialty restaurants)

 

○ With high risk facility designation, owners/staff and users of door-to-door sales businesses must comply with core infection prevention measures beginning 18:00 of Tuesday, 23 June.

 

- Core infection prevention measures for business owner/staff:

ㆍKeep a strict log of all visitors (install digital visitor log and place handwritten log)

ㆍMust wear PPE including masks while working and strictly follow hand washing and other hygiene maintenance measures

ㆍDisinfect facilities before and after events or other sales activities

ㆍNo performance, singing, or providing meals

 

- Core infection prevention measures for users:

ㆍCooperate with symptom checks; do not enter if having symptoms

ㆍMaintain 2 meters or more (1 meter at the least) of distance between users

ㆍMust wear PPE including masks

 

- Failure to comply with infection prevention protocols may result in a fine (up to 3 million won) to the business owner or user in accordance with the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, and can be enforced with a gathering ban.

 

- Sales events attracting elderly people with baits such as free concerts in order to market illegal health supplements or medical devices to them tend to involve a large number of visitors singing and eating together in a confined space with poor ventilation, making it easy for transmission to occur. The elderly are advised to avoid such events.

* People aged 60 or more account for 140 cases (55%) of all confirmed cases related to door-to-door sales

 

○ Since COVID-19 outbreaks can occur in any confined, crowded, and close-contact environment, KCDC advises postponing or switching to non-face-to-face methods all social gatherings and avoiding high risk facilities such as door-to-door sales facilities and nightlife entertainment establishments.

* High risk facilities include: Nightclubs, bars, standing-room concert halls, karaoke rooms, indoor group fitness facilities (high-intensity group exercise), direct-selling exhibit facilities, logistics centers, large after-school private academies (capacity 300 or more), buffets

- In daily life, hand washing, mask wearing, and physical distancing should also be followed.

 

 

○ Daily new confirmed cases by chain of transmission

 

 

○ Age distribution of severe cases

 

 

○ New cases (for last 2 weeks) by chain of transmission

 

○ “5 Basic Infection Prevention Rules for Everyone”

(1) Stay home for 3-4 days if you get sick.

(2) Keep a distance of two arms’ length between you and other people.

(3) Wash your hands for 30 seconds. Cough/sneeze into your sleeve.

(4) Ventilate your space at least twice a day and disinfect regularly.

(5) Keep in touch with family and friends while maintaining physical distancing.

 

 

○ COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES IN SCHOOLS

- Do not go to school or work if having fever or respiratory symptoms

- Ventilate classrooms by opening windows

- Maintain constant distance between students

- Keep facemasks on at all times* while in school

  * Exceptions allowed for meal times or health problems

- Maintain personal hygiene including hand washing and using hand sanitizers

- If having fever of 37.5 degrees or above or respiratory symptoms, immediately inform a health teacher and classroom teacher, put on an MFDS-approved facemask, and wait in a separate area

- Avoid karaoke rooms, PC cafes, bars, clubs, and other publicly used facilities.

 

 

Source: Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention(KCDC)

https://www.cdc.go.kr/board/board.es?mid=a30402000000&bid=0030