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The number of patients has increased to 24, with more domestic patients infected with the new coronavirus today (7 days). As the number of domestic and international second- and third-stage infected people have never visited China, the government has publicly mentioned the possibility of community spread.

I'm Kwon Ae-ri.

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A further confirmed patient today is Wuhan, a Korean citizen who returned to the charter service last month.

As a man in his 20s, while living in an Asan temporary living facility, he was diagnosed with a sore throat.

The man, now the 24th confirmed patient in Korea, is now taken to the National Medical Center and hospitalized in a quarantine bed.

Three of the four confirmed patients added yesterday were infected with the new coronavirus after contacting existing patients in Korea.

The 20th confirmed is a 41-year-old woman who is a relative of 15 patients from China.

The 21st confirmed patient was a 59-year-old woman who had eaten with three patients in a restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul, and attended the same church as infected six.

Patient 22 is the brother of patient 16, who has been confirmed as confirmed after traveling to Thailand.

Patient 23 is a 58-year-old Chinese woman who came to Korea from Wuhan, China, for a tour last month, and is being investigated.

As the number of second and third infected people increased and the number of contacts increased, health authorities first warned that the possibility of community spread is increasing.