COVID-19 Cases Doubles Over 4 Weeks...Medical Association's Personal Hygiene Compliance Request
Jul 30, 2025
The Korean Medical Association's Infectious Disease Response Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) recently said that the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients is increasing and asked for full personal hygiene.
According to a recent announcement by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients has increased slightly for three consecutive weeks, raising the possibility of a summer epidemic.
As of the third week of July, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients at hospital-level sample monitoring medical institutions doubled to 123 in four weeks.
In particular, the proportion of people aged 65 or older accounts for about 60% of the total, so special attention is needed in high-risk groups.
In addition, both COVID-19 virus detection rates in respiratory samples and virus concentration levels in sewage monitoring have been on the rise for two consecutive weeks, supporting the possibility of a summer epidemic. In particular, the NB.1.8.1 subvariant virus of the Omicron XDV family accounts for 84% of the total, leading the epidemic.
The Commission confirms the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the NB.1.8.1 variant, but its transmission power and severity are not known"There is a concern that the COVID-19 epidemic transmitted by the respiratory system will increase as movement and contact become frequent during summer vacation, and multiple people are concentrated inside air-conditioned rooms due to the heat."
Therefore, ▲ strictly observe personal hygiene rules such as washing hands and observing cough etiquette ▲ frequent indoor ventilation ▲ actively receive diagnosis and treatment if there are acute respiratory symptoms suspected of COVID-19 ▲ Early diagnosis and antiviral medication recommendation ▲ If COVID-19 is diagnosed, it is recommended to take a rest while treating at home until the infectiousness is lost.
In addition, the Commission said, "As the government's supply of COVID-19 treatments has been cut off and the purchasing method is shifted through the commercial distribution network, it has been difficult for the public to purchase drugs from nearby pharmacies since they were prescribed treatments by medical institutions."The government urged the government to resolve the public's inconvenience by taking measures to ensure that COVID-19 treatments are supplied smoothly to front-line pharmacies."
According to a recent announcement by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients has increased slightly for three consecutive weeks, raising the possibility of a summer epidemic.
As of the third week of July, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients at hospital-level sample monitoring medical institutions doubled to 123 in four weeks.
In particular, the proportion of people aged 65 or older accounts for about 60% of the total, so special attention is needed in high-risk groups.
In addition, both COVID-19 virus detection rates in respiratory samples and virus concentration levels in sewage monitoring have been on the rise for two consecutive weeks, supporting the possibility of a summer epidemic. In particular, the NB.1.8.1 subvariant virus of the Omicron XDV family accounts for 84% of the total, leading the epidemic.
The Commission confirms the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the NB.1.8.1 variant, but its transmission power and severity are not known"There is a concern that the COVID-19 epidemic transmitted by the respiratory system will increase as movement and contact become frequent during summer vacation, and multiple people are concentrated inside air-conditioned rooms due to the heat."
Therefore, ▲ strictly observe personal hygiene rules such as washing hands and observing cough etiquette ▲ frequent indoor ventilation ▲ actively receive diagnosis and treatment if there are acute respiratory symptoms suspected of COVID-19 ▲ Early diagnosis and antiviral medication recommendation ▲ If COVID-19 is diagnosed, it is recommended to take a rest while treating at home until the infectiousness is lost.
In addition, the Commission said, "As the government's supply of COVID-19 treatments has been cut off and the purchasing method is shifted through the commercial distribution network, it has been difficult for the public to purchase drugs from nearby pharmacies since they were prescribed treatments by medical institutions."The government urged the government to resolve the public's inconvenience by taking measures to ensure that COVID-19 treatments are supplied smoothly to front-line pharmacies."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
