The pace at which the number of confirmed cases increases is also much faster than the government's forecast

The pace at which the number of confirmed cases increases is also much faster than the government's forecast. Jeong Eun-kyung, head of the central quarantine task force at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, predicted on the 16th that nearly 300 to 400 patients could occur in two to four weeks. At that time, the quarantine authorities expected the third round of the Korona epidemic to be at the end of this month, considering the radio waves, incubation periods and infection patterns, but the number of confirmed cases has been increasing faster than expected by quarantine authorities. In the wake of the serious situation, quarantine authorities also said they could raise the 1.5-stage social distance measure, which was originally intended to be maintained for two weeks, to the second level at an early date.