코로나19 신규 확진 줄고 있지만, 안심할 수 없는 이유<br /><br />South Korea surpassed total of 20-thousand COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.<br />The daily tally has been on a downtrend for five days in a row...but health authorities say it's not time to relax.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon tells us why.<br />Seven months since the first case.<br />Now there's a COVID-19 caseload of more than 20-thousand in South Korea.<br />However, since the country's daily new infections entered a triple digit uptick last month, it's recently been on a downtrend.<br />"The number of newly confirmed patients has been decreasing over the past five days. But, with the testing capacity during the weekend affecting the total number, there's a need to closely watch the situation."<br />Signs that show there are a considerable number of silent transmissions are keeping health authorities on their toes.<br />Over the past two weeks, 24-point-3 percent of cases are under investigation, looking for their original source of transmission.<br />This means one out of four patients don't know where they contracted the virus.<br />With people showing little or no symptoms at all, so called "silent patients" moving around the city..there have been a series of infections at churches, sports facilities and music academies.<br />"There can't be a guarantee the situation we face now is the start of a crisis, or the mid-point. We hope the tightened social distancing level of 2-point-5 will be adhered to perfectly."<br />Strong social distancing could be the only key to stopping another big wave.<br />"Let's go back to normal and things are okay after September 9th? That's a big no. With South Korea's thanksgiving holiday at the end of this month, there could be a third wave after many people move around."<br />When people gather, the virus spreads.<br />And when groups don't come together, the virus lets up.<br />That's what experts say people need to keep in mind and continue to minimize their social activites and meetings.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.<br />
