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Today, on February 28, more than 500 patients a day increased the total number of patients in Corona 19 in Korea to 2,337 and one more person died. It's only been a couple of days since we've told you more than 1,000 confirmed patients. There are also news that there are two more deaths, which we will deliver as officially announced by the health authorities.

As local governments are speeding up surveys of people who have attended the Shinchon Regional Church, there are also movements to help Daegu and Gyeongbuk, where patients continue to grow. In the atmosphere of avoiding crowds and avoiding crowds, the line of people lined up only at the mask sales area. But getting a mask today wasn't easy either. In the 8 o'clock news, let's take a look at the news just mentioned.

First, let's start with the current situation of domestic patients announced by the health authorities.

This is reporter Kim Min-jung.

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Kwon Joon-wook, deputy general manager of the National Defense Agency for Defense, said that the countries around the world are at a crossroads whether or not Corona19 is going to be a national epidemic.

Like other countries, Korea said that it is preparing measures for such 'pandemic'.

[Kwon, Jun-wook / Head of the National Institute of Health: The institutions responsible for all the world's defenses are making plans with the mind that once they are prepared for the pandemic in their minds, what will be done if they become (pandemic)? ]

In Korea, however, it is necessary to pay attention to such characteristics as collective infection occurs mainly in Shinchon members.

The current defense measures are still valid.

[Kwon, Jun-wook / Director, National Institute of Health: I am saying that there is no change in the management of the part (Shincheonji) in the current prevention measures.]

The number of domestic patients today increased to 5,371, to 2,337.

The number of confirmed patients per day is the highest ever.

Especially today, 89% of the additional doctors came from both Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

Three more people died.

A 69-year-old woman was confirmed in Daegu after death and two more patients died.

Ten serious patients still relying on the machine for breathing, and six serious patients with oxygen masks.

Health authorities believe that close to 20 percent of confirmed people are likely to go above severe.

Older patients, in particular, may have a higher mortality rate, saying they will take appropriate treatment.

(Image editing: Park Ji-in)