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441 new coronavirus confirmed cases, eventually exceeding 400. This is the first time that there have been more than 400 people since the Shincheonji incident in early March. The situation in the non-metropolitan area is very urgent, beyond Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon metropolitan areas. First of all, in Gwangju, yesterday (26th), more than 50 confirmed patients came out today, and in fact, they entered a three-step distance. There are many places with red lights in other areas as there are not enough hospital rooms and medical staff than in the metropolitan area. In the end, the story of three-stage distance is becoming more and more prominent.

First, today's overall situation, reporter Kim Soo-hyun will start the news with a comprehensive summary.

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441 new corona19 confirmed cases, and 3,936 new cases in the two weeks since the last 14 days when the collective infection in the metropolitan area began in earnest, reaching 4,000.

Of the 434 domestic outbreaks, only 313 were confirmed in the metropolitan area, and confirmed cases were found in 16 provinces nationwide excluding Sejong City.

The number of confirmed cases related to Sarangjeil Church in Seoul increased by 26 to 959, and the number of confirmed cases related to the Gwanghwamun assembly increased by 54 to 273.

The government was concerned about an increase in severely ill patients, saying that 40% of the confirmed cases at Sarangjeil Church and Gwanghwamun in Seoul are in their 60s or older.

[Park Neung-hoo/Minister of Health and Welfare: The higher the age, the higher the rate of developing severe disease, so the damage may be greater than the last case of'Shincheonji group infection', where there were many younger people among the confirmed cases.

While infections from Sarangjeil Church and Gwanghwamun assembly spread across the country, group infections continue to occur in local churches, apartments, factories, and beauty salons, and it took an emergency to secure beds.

In particular, only 487 or 23% of Corona 19 patient beds remain in the metropolitan area, and there is no room for critically ill beds.

The government said that it is not enough to observe the quarantine regulations now, and asked to cancel appointments and meetings and refrain from going out.

[Yoon Tae-ho/Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: Recognizing the seriousness of the situation and taking into account all possibilities, including the three-stage upgrade of social distancing, we will take necessary measures promptly and boldly.] The

government immediately sets social distancing 3 He announced that he would decide sooner or later, while discussing various methods, whether to upgrade to stage or take steps equivalent to stage 3 first.

(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa·Kim Min-cheol: Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)