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This time, let's look at the Corona 19 breaking news.

First, there were 800 additional confirmed cases, not exceeding 1,000 for three consecutive days.

Among these, the number of people infected with the mutant coronavirus originating in the UK increased by three in Korea.

It was found that the family of a confirmed patient from the UK recently met him at the airport and moved with him.



This is reporter Kim Deok-hyun.



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three additional people infected with the mutant virus from the UK are the family of a confirmed patient in their 30s who entered the UK on the 19th of last month.



The confirmed person was tested positive the day after entering the country and was self-quarantined, but on the 2nd, a mutant virus infection was confirmed.



At the time of entry, the four family members who met at the airport were found to have moved home together, but when the entrant was positive, they went into self-isolation, and all four were confirmed.



Three of them have confirmed the mutant virus, and one remaining family member is also waiting for the result.



[Kwak Jin/Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters Patient Management Team Leader: This will be the first three family



members of the

family who have only been in Korea without a history of entering overseas to be infected with the mutant virus.]

As the number of mutant viruses from Britain and South Africa increased to 15, quarantine prevention The authorities have decided to further strengthen quarantine measures for foreign immigrants.



Flights departing from the UK will be suspended until the 21st, and everyone entering the UK and South Africa will be required to undergo additional testing at temporary living facilities even if the PCR test is negative.



[Kwon Jun-wook/President of the National Institute of Health: Even when submitting a negative PCR confirmation, we will conduct a diagnostic test at a temporary living facility and quarantine the facility until negative confirmation.] The



quarantine authorities are also likely to spread the community through additional entrants or contacts. We are keeping an eye on it.



(Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)