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Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun announced that he will lead the situation by staying in Daegu from tomorrow (25th) as the head of the Central Disaster Safety Measures Division. Now let's connect the scene to Daegu. TBC Park Jung-jae is out in front of Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital.

Reporter Park, today's deaths have increased, but patients in bad condition are being treated at Dongsan Hospital right now?

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Yes, it is. Today, a man in his 60s who died after being transferred to the Kyungpook National University Hospital from Qingdao South Mental Hospital.

It's the eighth death, and as you just mentioned, stomach cancer patients are being treated at Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital.

A male patient in his 70s who was transferred from Daegu Medical Center yesterday.

I moved here because I had shortness of breath, and now I am receiving intensive care depending on the artificial cardio machine.

The hospital says it is proceeding with treatment to alleviate the symptoms, or symptomatic therapy.

At Dongsan Hospital, 85 people were admitted to the hospital today, and most of the beds were filled.

Among the total confirmed patients, the number of patients in Daegu and Gyeongbuk increased to 681.

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There was some news that the government urgently supported masks in Daegu. How about getting a mask in Daegu?

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Today, a large mart cooperated with the health authorities to sell 1.42 million masks at seven stores in Daegu.

We decided to sell only 30 copies per person, and the lines lasted hundreds of meters before the door was opened.

It was confirmed that the supply of masks was not just words.

Citizens were also concerned about the increased risk of infection as people gathered.


Some public institutions, including Korea Gas Corporation, began working at home, and more than 90% of Daegu's private institutes and classrooms were closed.

(Site progress: Seo Hyuk-su TBC, Video coverage: Choi Bo-bo TBC, Kim Tae-young TBC)

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