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Today (23rd) two new Corona 19 deaths and 169 new patients were confirmed. To date, a total of 602 patients have died in 5 deaths. The government raised the infectious disease crisis today to the highest level of four. It's been 11 years since the swine flu season in 2009. Acknowledging that it has already spread nationwide, it means focusing on finding and treating patients quickly.

First is reporter Chung Kyung-yoon.

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President Moon Jae-in, who started a pan-governmental meeting in the words of a grave juncture, said he would raise the warning of the infectious disease crisis to the highest level.

[President Moon Jae-in: We should not hesitate to be unconstrained by regulations and not hesitate to respond unprecedentedly strong. It's a different situation before and after the Sinchon Territory infection.]

In particular, he asked for special measures such as temporarily shutting down Shinchonji church facilities and conducting a survey on believers.

The serious stage is the second time in 11 years since the swine flu crisis in 2009.

Experts have advised that local infections in Daegu and Gyeongbuk could spread nationwide.

[Park Nung-hu / Minister of Health and Welfare: Given the high speed of propagation, it is necessary to take a preemptive response in consideration of the possibility of developing from regional propagation to national proliferation. ”

As a result, the Central Disaster Safety Headquarters presided over by the Prime Minister is established.

Containment measures such as restraint from going out and restriction of movements in the Daegu area, designation of hospitals dedicated to infectious diseases by local governments, securing beds and restraint of multi-density events were taken.

The government urged us to believe in the government's actions, saying it could upgrade the crisis stage and at the same time block the spread of infectious diseases under the government's defense system.

(Video coverage: Shin Dong-hwan, Video editing: Choi Hye-young)