韩国疾病管理厅下属的传染病监测项目（KOWAS）近日公布数据显示，韩国全境污水处理厂在8月4日至10日期间检测出的新冠病毒浓度大幅上升至每毫升4.764万拷贝，较前一周增加了一倍多。这一趋势显示了新冠病毒在韩国的扩散可能有所加剧。
自今年第17周以来，新冠病毒在污水中的浓度持续下降，并在第30周反弹至1.3336万拷贝。然而，第31周和第32周，浓度迅速上升至2.4602万拷贝和4.764万拷贝，显示出疫情可能出现反弹。
据疾管厅污水传染病监测分析周报，在14个地区中，新冠病毒浓度较前一周有所增加。同时，新冠住院病例也在增加，第32周的新增住院病例达到了1359例，占新增病毒性住院病例的65.8%。
这一情况引起了韩国政府和公共卫生专家的关注。为了应对可能的新冠疫情反弹，韩政府已经宣布将投入预算增购新冠药物，并计划扩大治疗药品的供应。此外，韩国疾控部门也警告称，本轮新冠疫情可能流行至8月底。
随着新冠病毒在污水中的浓度激增，韩国公共卫生部门正在加强对新冠病毒的监测，并呼吁公众继续遵守防疫措施，如佩戴口罩、保持社交距离等，以减缓病毒的传播。
英语如下：
Title: “Rising Concentration of COVID-19 in Sewage Sparks Concern in South Korea”
Keywords: Sewage Increase, COVID-19 in South Korea, Monitoring Rise
Content:
Recent data released by the Infectious Disease Monitoring Project (KOWAS) under the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) shows a significant increase in the concentration of the novel coronavirus in sewage across the country, from August 4 to 10, reaching 476,400 copies per milliliter, more than double the amount from the previous week. This trend suggests a potential worsening of the spread of the virus in South Korea.
Since the 17th week of this year, the concentration of the virus in sewage has been continuously decreasing and rebounded to 1,333,600 copies in the 30th week. However, in the 31st and 32nd weeks, the concentration surged to 2,460,200 copies and 4,764,000 copies, respectively, indicating the possibility of a resurgence of the epidemic.
According to the Weekly Report on Sewage-Based Infectious Disease Monitoring by the KCDC, the concentration of the virus has increased in 14 regions. Meanwhile, the number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions also increased, reaching 1,359 cases in the 32nd week, accounting for 65.8% of the new viral hospital admissions.
This situation has drawn attention from the South Korean government and public health experts. To combat the potential resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has announced plans to allocate funds to purchase more COVID-19 drugs and expand the supply of treatment medications. Additionally, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has warned that the current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may continue until the end of August.
As the concentration of the virus in sewage spikes, South Korea’s public health authorities are stepping up monitoring of the virus and calling on the public to continue adhering to preventive measures such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing to slow the spread of the virus.
【来源】https://cn.yna.co.kr/view/ACK20240818000700881?section=society/index&input=rss
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