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Yesterday (8th) Corona19 new confirmers went down to 30 for the first time since the epidemic began in February. The government decided to pay compensation early to medical institutions that suffered significant losses with Corona19.

Kwak Sang is a reporter.

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The number of corona19 confirmed patients in Korea increased from 39 yesterday to 1,423.

It was the first time that a new confirmed person had maintained 50 or so people for three consecutive days, and after the full-fledged epidemic began to fall below 40 for the first time.

[Kim Kang-lip / Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare: On February 20, the number of newly confirmed patients increased to 53, and the number of confirmed patients reached the first 30 in about 50 days.]

197 people were released from quarantine, and 69797 patients had accumulated cure.

Health officials have helped prevent the spread of corona19, but have decided to compensate early-loss medical institutions.

We have secured a hospital bed for Corona 19, but we plan to pay 120 billion won first to hospitals that are currently empty or to 146 hospitals that are expected to suffer losses due to closure.

The health authorities explained that they have been collecting opinions about the recently controversial wristband and have yet to decide whether to introduce it.

During an epidemiologic investigation involving employees at a large entertainment store in Gangnam, which was confirmed by corona19, Seoul City said that 75 out of 117 contacts were tested and all negative.