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Chuseok holiday is over and we return to our daily lives, the Corona situation is not serious. Although the number of tests decreased over the last holiday period, the number of patients set a record for each day of the week. It seems that today (23rd) will also be around 1,700. Quarantine authorities are monitoring whether the spread, which was concentrated in the metropolitan area, is spreading across the country due to increased travel during the holidays.



First news, reporter Jeon Yeon-nam reports.



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Incheon Coast Passenger Terminal.



On the 18th, when the holiday began, a total of 47 people were infected after the first confirmed case was found on a passenger ship going between Incheon Port and Ongjin-gun.



The proportion of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area has consistently exceeded 75%.



The number of daily confirmed cases also recorded an all-time high with an average of 1409.1 over the past week.



The government is concerned about the spread of the infection nationwide after the Chuseok holiday.



In fact, from the 13th to the 19th, the amount of mobile phone movement increased by 5.4% compared to the previous week, especially in non-metropolitan areas as the Chuseok holiday began.



[Gang Do-tae / 1st General Coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters: I am concerned about the spread of the (metropolitan epidemic) to other regions. (If you have suspicious symptoms) We ask that you take a diagnostic test.]



Starting tomorrow, as the special quarantine period for Chuseok ends, in the 4th stage area, up to 6 people, including those who have been vaccinated again, will be able to gather.



Vaccinations, which were less than 200,000 a day during the holidays, are expected to pick up again.



To this end, the government is planning to receive an additional 1 million doses from Pfizer this month from the UK, which has signed a mutual donation agreement, following the delivery of 4,625,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine today.



Vaccines received from the UK will be returned in installments in December.



In addition, President Moon Jae-in met with Pfizer Chairman Albert Bulla during his US tour and requested the smooth introduction and early supply of next year's vaccine.



"If we sign an agreement quickly, there will be an opportunity for early supply," said Bulla.