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Corona19, the country with the most serious situation is the United States. More than 300,000 confirmed people, a quarter of the world's more than 1.2 million. Looking at the movement, on the 19th of last month, after over 10,000 people, the slope becomes steeper. In 8 days, 10,000 to 100,000 people, again in five days, 200,000, and in three days, more than 300,000. The most serious of these is New York State. The medical system is on the verge of collapse, and a Korean doctor in New York says it is more of a disaster than during the September 11 attacks.

Correspondent Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung interviewed him, and I will connect to Washington after seeing the report.

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Lee Hyun-ji, president of the Korean Medical Association in New York, compared the Corona 19 incident to the September 11 attacks.

The shock New York has said is now more.

[Lee Hyun-ji / Chairman of the Korean Medical Association in New York: I lived as a resident in 9/11, and I had experience at that time. Because it was an instant shock. (Now) I can't see the end, so it's harder and I think I have to go longer.]

He says he has been a doctor for 20 years in New York but is experiencing his first life.

[Lee Hyun-ji / Chairman of the Korean Medical Association in New York: The hospitals are now full. The hospital bed is also garage. It's the first time I've seen a sudden increase in this patient with this corona virus.]

The deaths of Corona19 have made it difficult for funerals to take place, and the temporary storage of bodies in frozen trucks is taking place in New York, the heart of the United States.

[Lee Hyun-ji / Chairman, Korean Medical Association of New York: Yes. Suddenly, there are people who die, so it's so difficult to handle all of them at once.]

Local infections are so widespread that examination and hospitalization are not easy.

[Lee Hyun-ji / Chairman, Korean Medical Association of New York: We are currently conducting tests mainly for patients who are admitted to the intensive care hospital. The city ordered it to be quarantined at home now that it was almost infected.]

Governor Cuomo predicts that the spread of Corona19 in New York will last four to eight days.

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Correspondent Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung, President Trump looked more pessimistically about the future, as the United States is not in serious shape?

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Yes, President Trump's White House briefing is getting more serious these days.

In three days, there were 110,000 confirmed cases, but even more seriously, deaths also increased.

More than 1,400 people died in the United States only one day yesterday (4 days).

Compared to the number of deaths in World War II, President Trump predicted more deaths will occur over the next two weeks.

[Trump / President of the United States: Perhaps this week and next week will be the toughest. Unfortunately, many deaths will occur. However, there will be far fewer deaths than without social distance.]

White House health officials say the next two weeks should not go to grocery stores and even pharmacies to keep social distance.

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The U.S. government has changed its position and asked to wear a mask.

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Yes, I went to the grocery store to report today, and I was surprised that almost everyone was wearing a mask.

Many governors and mayors also began wearing cloth masks and appearing on official statues, and the U.S. Public Health Service Director even posted a video explaining how to fold the mask with a handkerchief.

This is a high-level plan to make sure that there is no problem in supplying medical masks.

(Video coverage: Jungsik Oh, Video editing: Yonghwa Jung, Minkyu Jeon)