[사회]500 new patients two days in a row … “spread to non-metropolitan areas”

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The number of new Corona 19 patients exceeded another 500.

In addition to the metropolitan area, patients are present in the Chungcheong and Gyeongnam areas.

We will connect reporters to learn more about the news. Reporter Park Hong-gu!

There are 500 new confirmed cases today, after yesterday, please tell us the current status of Corona 19.

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At 0 am today, 540 new cases were counted.

29 more than yesterday.

Of 540 people, the domestic outbreaks were 516 and the entries abroad were 24.

From the end of last month until today, the eighth day, the spread of 400 to 500 people has continued.

By region, the number of new confirmed cases in Korea is 419 in the metropolitan area, including 260 in Seoul, 137 in Gyeonggi and 22 in Incheon.

15 in Busan, 13 in Chungnam and Gyeongnam, 10 in Gyeongbuk, 9 in Chungbuk, 8 in Gangwon, 7 in Daejeon and Jeonbuk, 4 in Sejong, 3 in Daegu and Gwangju, 2 in Ulsan, Jeollanam-do, etc. The patients occurred in 17 provinces nationwide.

Although the metropolitan area still occupies a significant number, the rate of increase in the non-metropolitan area is also increasing dramatically as the number of confirmed cases increases in the Chungcheong area and the Gyeongnam area.

Of the 24 confirmed international flows, 13 were confirmed during the quarantine stage.

The number of deaths was added to 3, a cumulative of 529, and the number of seriously ill patients increased from 16 to 117.

Since the middle of last month, starting with the metropolitan area, social distancing has been strengthened throughout the country, but since the effect has not yet appeared, the government will decide whether to increase the distance by 2.5 steps nationwide after monitoring the situation until this weekend and early next.

Quarantine authorities are struggling to block the spread, as group infections continue to occur in their daily lives, mainly among people 50 and younger, and the number of confirmed cases with unknown routes of infection is increasing.

At a meeting of the Central Headquarters for Disasters and Security Countermeasures this morning, the first coordinator, Gang Tae-tae, said that the Corona 19 virus can penetrate the brain, as well as respiratory symptoms and cause loss of the sense of smell and smell. taste. .

Additionally, after today’s SAT exam, admissions for each college remain, so candidates may be exposed to the risk of infection and are required to follow the quarantine rules thoroughly for the remainder of the period.

I am YTN Park Hong-gu from the Ministry of Social Affairs.

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