However, the events of recent weeks in Korea proved that COVID-19 deal is unlikely to succeed “swoop” and is very fast. And here again the South Korean situation has taught some important lessons to be learned all the rest – from the perspective of “how to do”, and “what happens when you don’t follow the recommendations”. It is possible that the latter is even more valuable as they allow us to avoid significant errors, examining the “other bumps” and not filling their own.
“the Russian newspaper” has compiled a number of these new lessons from the situation in South Korea with COVID-19. They may be somewhat obvious, but South Korea is thus a mirror which is largely pre-showing what might face other countries in the near future.
As you know, quite a serious local outbreak of coronavirus occurred in early may in a quarter of Seoul Itaewon where there are a large number of bars, restaurants and Nightclubs. The authorities have more or less coped with the outbreak, but the work deteriorated because of the behaviour of one of the infected.
during the standard survey when you test COVID-19 25-year-old Korean city of Incheon that had been in the clubs, hid from the authorities that moonlights as a teacher, claiming that he was unemployed. It is not possible to detect and quickly isolate those of his students whom he managed to infect walking around after going to clubs. So went several waves, with the result that there were several dozen additional patients, parents of students, the driver and passengers of taxis and other. It would be different if the teacher from the beginning to be told about their work and gave the ability to send tests to those with whom he came in contact.
In the local media that irresponsible Korean now called “private teacher-a liar”, it is waiting for a severe punishment of up to five years in prison. To determine that he lied, it was possible only when parents began to show signs of coronavirus and went with the children to the tests. For this reverse the chain and went to the teacher who could not deny it in the face of facts.
In the last few weeks in South Korea not had a complete “second wave” of coronavirus, but here and there breaks out a few pockets. One of the largest originated in the logistics center of a major e-Commerce company Coupang in Bucheon, near Seoul.
now How figured out the experts of this centre for a long time was very lucky that there was before, everything is calm. Despite all the recommendations for maintaining the distance between employees, the extensive use of antiseptics, gloves, and seated separately in the dining halls, where usually accumulate several hundred people, nothing Affairs��elk. Employees who have had alarming symptoms – cough, fever, etc. – were forced to continue to go to work for fear of layoffs. The administration did not want to give recommended in such cases by the authorities three or four days of vacation for employees with symptoms.
Reached and that processed the cargo staff in special protective clothing, as required rules, but the outfits were not individual, but simply passed on to the next shift. That is, everything was done “for show”. The result – more than a hundred cases, and doctors don’t have enough time “catching” all those who managed to contact the staff and checking thousands of people in an emergency mode.
the same can be said about some other situations. Flare, although on a smaller scale, occurred in karaoke, bars, churches and other institutions. Investigations show that where it is not adhered to regulations for the control of coronavirus – there in the end and was “a breakthrough.”
About a month ago the South Korean authorities began carefully calculate the date when you can claim full victory over the coronavirus. But in the end it became obvious that it is too early. Experts worry that there are a sufficient number of cases of outbreaks, when you are unable to figure out how and where the virus. When he opened bars and other establishments the type of nightlife, then of course feared that there may be a new infection due to the increase in the number of contacts between people, but there are some cases where COVID-19 occurred in unexpected places and where it seemingly shouldn’t be. Experts are now just saying that, most likely, we do not yet know enough COVID-19, and he is more cunning and resilient than initially anticipated.
There are positive lessons. Go back to the same story about a private tutor who had concealed his place of work and contacts. When it was revealed that he had infected three students, began to check that he hung around with those guys. It turned out that the children and their parents for several hours participated in Sunday worship in the churches, which were attended by a total of about 780 people.
This has forced many experts to grab the head, as could occur where a more powerful lesion. Quickly checked all visitors to churches where I have visited infected children, and got a result that surprised – among the parishioners, there was not a single new patient.
Check the security cameras, a survey of pastors and laymen have shown that in those churches strictly enforce the recommended measures: all the polls were in masks, used sanitizer, gloves, personal communication at the request of the priests was minimized, and between members through services had a significant Russteenie. This shows that the virus is not so invincible, you just have to remember and respect a minimum of the recommended measures.
For comparison “antiprimer”: the very “teacher-liar” had one minute of communication to infect one of the children. And all because were both without masks. Thus, again, a few hours of presence in the Church, but masked and in compliance with other measures helped to avoid the spread of infection.
After renewed outbreaks in Seoul, Bucheon, Kajaani and other cities, the South Korean authorities went on a “roll back”: may 28, was re-introduced more stringent measures for social distancing, which tried to move away a few weeks ago. Again in the Metropolitan area have closed clubs, museums, libraries, sports centres and other institutions. But in other major cities, where there were outbreaks, the same clubs are working with the observance of strict rules of visiting, though, and before the first case of infection.
In Korean schools from 27 may become partially resume their studies in the usual format with a personal visit, but a few cases of infection have forced more than 800 schools make the decision to resume your education via the Internet.
Now in Korea, figuratively speaking, to operate according to the method of “gas burner”, when the fire can be controlled, not to choose between to put out or to set fire “to the fullest”. As you can see, you have to move in the opposite direction, if it turns out that relief was premature.
It is probably necessary to remember and other countries: it is possible that after the weakening of restrictive measures may create a situation when they have to re-enter (at least partially) to avoid the full spread of coronavirus.
Now missing forecasts and predictions about how we will live in “postcoronary age.” In Korea also tend to the conclusion that, unless you invented an effective vaccine, it would be difficult to fully relax. Judging by the events of the last days will regularly “break” in different places that will keep in suspense all.
In this regard is likely to be inevitable that we will have to get used to the new rules, which will become part of our everyday life. We are talking about more strict measures of disinfection, hygiene, social distancing, and perhaps also and control.
Faced with the need to literally “catch” a few thousand people, who after the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Nightclubs of the entertainment district of Seoul were in no hurry to confess to the visiting clubs did not go for tests, the government of Korea now innovate that will allow you to quickly keep track of “risk group”. In particular, in a number of places where we expect a crowd of people, to call mandatory is �� registration using a special QR code that will store information about the visitor and his information. The authorities have promised that in order to prevent leakage of personal data all information will be deleted automatically after four weeks, but such measures are likely to become widespread and to some extent inevitable.
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In the last days in Korea, the number of new cases each day varies between several dozen people. On the one hand, it’s worse than almost winning numbers, which were a few weeks ago, when the country was days with zero new infections. But on the other hand, this is clearly not a disaster, Korean government and the doctors once again proved that we have an effective response system and more or less managed to “squeeze” COVID-19 and not yet allow for repeated waves of coronavirus. You can be sure that Koreans will be able to return to more pleasant figures, but there are already more experienced, knowing how to react next. Other countries where COVID-19 came later than in South Korea remains closely monitor the situation in the Country of morning freshness, learn from the experience, the lessons, since similar problems or questions will soon arise or occur in other countries. It is possible that the situation in South Korea is a mirror of the near future, at least in terms of coronavirus.
