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Yesterday (3 days) One day, 94 new confirmed cases occurred in Korea, and the total number of confirmed cases in Korea increased to 1,156. Over 48 new people from Seoul and other metropolitan areas are coming out, and cases of foreign influx and group infections continue. Among these, corona19 high-risk people were smokers, or smokers. In addition, the range of investigating who contacted a confirmed person extends from one day before symptoms to two days ago.

Reporter Hong Young-jae.

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The quarantine authorities decided to manage Corona19 high-risk groups, including smokers.

In the meantime, the high-risk group included people with diabetes, heart failure, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and elderly people over 65 and pregnant women.

Authorities explained that the US also needs to preemptively respond to foreign cases, including new smokers in the high-risk group.

[Kwon Joon-wook / Deputy Head of Central Defense Response Headquarters: Smokers are very likely to have reduced lung function, and the CDC in the United States currently classifies smokers as high risk.]

According to the authorities, smokers are advised to wear masks as usual, not to places where people gather.

Even if a corona19 is confirmed, hospitalization, not a living treatment center, is considered first.

Quarantine authorities have also expanded the scope of investigating contact information for corona19 confirmers.

In the past, even the 'one day before symptoms' contacts were investigated, but now the 'two days before symptoms' contacts were decided to be found and managed.

It reflects the characteristics of Corona 19, which has a high potential for asymptomatic transmission.

(Video editing: Seungjin Lee, CG: Lee Gyeongmun)