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As the situation on the European side became more and more serious, the government decided to conduct diagnostic tests on all people coming from Europe starting on the 22nd. So far, if there are no symptoms of suspicion, it just passed, but now everyone needs to be tested. Upon receiving a positive judgment there, they are immediately transferred to a hospital or treatment facility, and even if there is a voice, Koreans and foreigners who stay in Korea for a long time must live in quarantine for two weeks. The government has decided to provide money for the containment, but if you break the guidelines, you will be punished by law.

In Europe, the number of confirmed patients continues to increase, and the government has taken such measures, but reporter Kim Jung-woo pointed out whether this is enough.

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Fifty-five of the 86 confirmed domestically infected foreigners have arrived from Europe.

Currently, the spread rate is stronger than that of China, so the rate of confirmation is also high.

[Eung-Kyung Jung / Director of Disease Control Division: In the case of immigrants to Europe, we tested people who were known as bequest boxes during the quarantine process, and the positive rate was about 5%. So, the rate of formation is very high.]

But there are still concerns.

This is because China is the country with the largest number of confirmed cases, with more than 13,000 people entering the country after the United States and Europe.

The government said, "We decided that immigration from Europe was more dangerous than those from China. We will continue to monitor whether quarantine measures are needed."

It is also pointed out that short-term residents who are excluded from quarantine may be a risk factor for infection. The government also recognizes the limitations.

[Eung-Kyung Jung / Director of Disease Management Headquarters: Of course, when it comes to the possibility of getting into the incubation period, it is right to contain it. (By the way, I don't think the number of foreigners staying short-term is so large.)

As even asymptomatic persons are included in the quarantine screening, the government will also need a large number of temporary facilities to stay temporarily, and the government says it will secure at least 800 rooms and deploy necessary personnel within the week.

(Video editing: Yumira)