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As the numbers in Korea's corona 19 soared, the government yesterday (23th) raised the crisis alert to the highest level, 'severe'. Eleven years after the H1N1 pandemic, it was a preemptive measure to prevent a nationwide pandemic.

I'm Jung Kyung Yoon.

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President Moon Jae-in, who started a pan-government meeting in the words of a grave confession, said he will raise the warning of the infectious disease crisis to the highest level of 'serious'.

[Moon Jae-in / President: We should not hesitate to follow the rules and do not hesitate to respond unprecedentedly strong. It's a different situation before and after the Sinchon Territory infection.]

In particular, they asked for their cooperation, saying that they are taking special measures, such as temporarily closing the Shinchon branch church facility and conducting a full-scale survey of believers.

The severity is the second eleven years after the swine flu epidemic 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 countermeasure headquartered by the prime minister is established.

Containment measures such as refraining from going out and restricting movement in the Daegu area, designating hospitals dedicated to infectious diseases by local governments, securing beds, and refraining from multi-density events were also included.

The government repeatedly emphasized the need to trust the government, saying it could raise the crisis stage and at the same time prevent the spread of infectious diseases under the government's defense system.