##韩新冠疫情蔓延势头放缓 下周或迎拐点
**韩联社首尔8月22日电** 韩国境内新冠住院病例增势有所放缓，防疫部门预测本轮疫情将在8月底达到顶峰后逐渐消退，高峰期单周确诊病例数或低于此前预测的35万例。
韩国疾病管理厅（疾管厅）22日与保健福祉部、食品药品安全处、国务调整室、行政安全部和教育部举行相关部门联席会议，讨论新冠疫情现状及应对方案。
疾管厅针对220家医院级医疗机构进行的抽样监测结果显示，新冠住院病例数量自6月底逐周增加，但增幅自7月第四周（109.7%）以来持续收窄，8月第三周降至5.7%。
政府认为抗原检测试剂盒供应总体保持稳定，并计划本周和26日分别向市场投放6万人份和17.7万人份新冠治疗药品。此外，为缓解急诊压力，福祉部将在各地公共医院开设发热门诊。教育部已向即将开学的各级学校分发新冠防疫守则。
尽管疫情蔓延势头放缓，但政府仍呼吁民众保持警惕，继续做好个人防护措施，并积极接种疫苗，以降低重症和死亡风险。
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**关键词：** #新冠 #韩国 #疫情 #拐点 #住院病例 #防疫
**注：** 以上新闻内容基于提供的韩联社新闻稿件，并结合相关背景信息进行整理和扩充。
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##South Korea’s COVID-19 Peak Expected Next Week, Cases Slowing Down
**Keywords:** Slowing epidemic, approaching inflection point, peaklower than expected
**SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap)** – South Korea’s COVID-19 hospitalization cases have slowed down, with health authorities predicting the current wave will peak by the end of August and gradually subside. The peak weekly case count is expected to be lower than the previouslyprojected 350,000.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) held a joint meeting with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Food and Drug Safety Ministry, the Office of Government Policy Coordination,the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Education on Tuesday to discuss the current COVID-19 situation and response measures.
A KDCA sampling survey of 220 hospital-level medical institutions showed that the numberof COVID-19 hospitalizations has been increasing weekly since late June, but the growth rate has been steadily narrowing since the fourth week of July (109.7%) and fell to 5.7% in the third week of August.
The government believes the supply of rapid antigen test kits remains stableand plans to release 60,000 doses and 177,000 doses of COVID-19 treatment drugs to the market this week and on the 26th, respectively. Additionally, to alleviate pressure on emergency rooms, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will open fever clinics atpublic hospitals nationwide. The Ministry of Education has distributed COVID-19 prevention guidelines to schools at all levels ahead of the upcoming academic year.
Despite the slowing spread, the government continues to urge citizens to remain vigilant, practice personal protective measures, and actively get vaccinated to reduce the risk of severe illness and death.
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**Keywords:** #COVID-19 #South Korea #Epidemic #Inflection Point #Hospitalization #Prevention
**Note:** This news content is based on the provided Yonhap News Agency press release and has been organized and expanded with relevant background information.
【来源】https://cn.yna.co.kr/view/ACK20240822002200881?section=society/index&input=rss
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