What about the covid case

The COVID-19 outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, has now spread rapidly to various countries, including South Korea. According to WHO as of February 20, 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea was around 104 cases. However, this number continues to increase many times over.

The increasing number of cases in South Korea has made the public even more alert and wondering, what caused this incident to happen?

How have the COVID-19 cases in South Korea increased so much?

To date (24/2), the number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea has reached 763 cases. Among the hundreds of cases, this viral infection has claimed around 7 lives. However, the number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 was not small, namely 17 people.

This drastic increase in the number of cases is certainly not without reason. There are several factors that cause the transmission of COVID-19 in South Korea to occur so quickly.

One of the cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in South Korea that caught the world's attention was the discovery superspreader in a Daegu area church, South Korea.

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Superspreader is someone who accidentally infects another person through secondary contact. However, the level of transmission carried out by superspreader higher than the average person, so the number of cases of viral infection is increasing rapidly.

In South Korea there are superspreader which infected the virus about 37 people in the church. Superspreader The woman was identified as a 61 year old woman.

Initially, this woman who was referred to as “patient-31” attended a church named Shincheonji of Jesus Temple in Daegu, South Korea, and attended four church services. The church visit was carried out before he was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Even though the woman experienced symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever and flu, she refused to be tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

To date, he and 37 other church members have tested positive for COVID-19 and 52 other congregants are showing symptoms, but have not been tested.

This ignorance has made the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea soar. The South Korean government also stated that this phenomenon was caused by superspreader because a woman can pass the infection to dozens of people.

Experts estimate that currently one person infected with the virus can spread the infection to another 2.2 people. Therefore, the virus infection incident at the church in Daegu is said to have been caused by superspreader .

What is the term superspreader ?

Previously, the case superspreader COVID-19 does not only occur in South Korea, but also in the UK. A British citizen unknowingly contracted COVID-19 while attending a conference in Singapore.

Then, he traveled to France and eventually infected five British citizens with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Since then, the British national has been linked to one COVID-19 case in Spain and five additional cases in the UK.

The increase in cases in his own country has led him to be referred to as superspreader . This is because the British citizen accidentally infected several people with this SARS-like disease.

According to Mashina Jutani, MD, an infectious disease specialist from Yale Medicine to Health, this phenomenon can occur even though it is quite rare. In some cases of certain infectious diseases, a small group of individuals is often responsible for the majority of transmission.

In fact, some people can pass the disease more easily to others. If there are 20% of people who are infected, there are usually 80% of the people who are responsible for this event.

However, there are no definite factors that cause a person to become superspreader . This is because many people travel to infected countries and are exposed to several thousand other people.

The most plausible theory regarding the COVID-19 cases in South Korea and the UK is the co-infection from other diseases. Coinfection is the simultaneous infection of two viruses.

For example, when a person is infected with influenza and COVID-19, the transmission rate is higher. As a result, superspreader releasing more infectious agents to others.

The attitude of the South Korean government towards the COVID-19 case

In connection with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea, the local government has finally raised the status of this outbreak to one alert. This means that the authorities are taking some emergency prevention measures, such as quarantining the affected cities and limiting domestic travel.

In addition, the church concerned has closed all its facilities nationwide as of February 20, 2020. In fact, the mayor of Daegu, South Korea also appealed to stay at home if showing symptoms of COVID-19.

Therefore, a number of public facilities, such as libraries and schools were closed as a measure to reduce the risk of transmission from other people.

Meanwhile, several countries such as the United States through the embassy website in South Korea have urged their citizens to consider going to countries in Asia.

Those who wish to travel by cruise ship also need to be aware that many countries have implemented fairly strict health checks. In addition, the spread of the virus on cruise ships is also rumored to be occurring rapidly, so it is advisable not to go on sea trips in the near future.

This appeal has been issued by several countries with a history of frequent travel, both to South Korea and China. That way, the risk of transmitting COVID-19 can be reduced.

The increase in COVID-19 cases in South Korea may be a lesson that when experiencing symptoms related to the coronavirus outbreak, you should consult a doctor. This is an effort to prevent complications from COVID-19 and not spread it to other people.