When did the Korean epidemic break out? How did the Korean epidemic break out?

Judging from the current situation in South Korea, it is impossible to effectively deal with this epidemic by relying on its own strength. The number of confirmed cases of pneumonia in South Korea is currently 3,150. It is foreseeable that the number of confirmed cases in South Korea will soon exceed 5,000 or even 10,000. There are still many people who don’t know when and how the Korean epidemic broke out. Interested friends can take a look at the introduction provided by this site.

When did the Korean epidemic occur?

It is understood that Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea are the main epidemic areas. On February 18, the number of confirmed cases in South Korea was only 31, which means that the epidemic has developed slowly in the month since the first confirmed case was found in South Korea on January 20. There were no new infections for five consecutive days from the 11th to the 15th, which once made the outside world think that the epidemic in South Korea was under control.

The outbreak in South Korea occurred on February 19, when large-scale spread and collective infection occurred in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province. Since then, the data has doubled every day. The key to the change lies in patient No. 31, who was diagnosed on the 18th. This 61-year-old Korean woman is considered a "super spreader" of the virus. The woman is a member of the New World Jesus Church. She went to a church in Daegu four times before and after hospitalization, and had a total of 1,160 close contacts. Of the 20 newly confirmed patients in South Korea on the 19th, 15 were related to her, and most of them had been to the same church with her.

How did the epidemic break out in South Korea?

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Korea exceeded 1,000 on February 26, reaching 1,261.

Today, it has already surpassed the 3,000 mark in one fell swoop! It’s only been three days.

It has reached 3,150 people. Considering South Korea's high population density of 50 million people in an area of ​​100,000 square kilometers, if the virus is transmitted from person to person, I'm afraid it's not far from the 10,000 mark!

The main reason is the lack of control at the beginning of the epidemic!

In addition to discovering Patient No. 31 who directly infected more than 1,400 people, South Korea also discovered that Patient No. 3 was also a super spreader!

This 54-year-old man used to work in Wuhan. After returning to Goyang City, South Korea on January 20, he said he was accompanying his mother, but in fact he went to date his mistress! He visited parks, shopping malls, drank coffee, went to the hospital, and stayed in a hotel. As a result, he developed symptoms on the 25th and was diagnosed with new pneumonia on January 26!

Because he concealed the fact that he was dating a mistress, he went around in Korea for nearly a week, making many people potential carriers of the virus! (The South Korean police learned about his itinerary through his bank card spending records)

There are still many people in South Korea who are unaware that they are infected with the virus and are running around. In particular, there are a lot of gatherings and weekends in South Korea. The reason is that Koreans are keen on gathering in groups. Such large gatherings of people have contributed to the spread of the new coronavirus in South Korea!

Some people even openly claimed at the rally that COVID-19 is not contagious outdoors! Such bizarre things can only be seen in South Korea.

Is South Korea on lockdown?

Although on February 25, the South Korean government did its best to block the hardest-hit areas of the epidemic, North Gyeongsang Province and Daegu City. But this is not a real lockdown, because according to the current political environment in South Korea, it is impossible to lock down the city. Now people can still enter and leave Daegu City and North Gyeongsang Province freely. Therefore, the South Korean government has only one choice to do, which is to carry out a comprehensive lockdown and prohibit people from entering and leaving these two places.

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As of March 1, South Korea has confirmed a total of 3,736 cases of COVID-19 and 18 deaths. Among them, Daegu, where the headquarters of the Shincheonji cult is located, has a total of 2,372 confirmed cases and has experienced cluster infections, making it the hardest-hit area in South Korea.