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There are more than 9 million corona19 confirmers worldwide. In Korea, yesterday's (24th) confirmed cases continued to increase by 28 people, and new confirmed communities in the community continue to maintain around 30. Accordingly, the health authorities decided to loosen the standard for decontamination of confirmed patients to secure a bed.

Kwak Sang is a reporter.

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Of the 28 new confirmers in Korea yesterday, 23 cases occurred in the region.

By region, there were 8 in Seoul, 9 in Gyeonggi, and 1 in Incheon, and 18 in the metropolitan area, and 4 in Daejeon and 1 in Chungnam.

Health officials warned that an average of 31 new confirmed people a day in the community over the past week could lead to additional infections, even with minor negligence.

The number of confirmed people who have arrived from abroad has also increased by 5, and as the outbreak of regional and foreign inflows spread simultaneously, securing beds was a challenge.

The health authorities have eased the standard for releasing quarantine accordingly and apply it today.

Until now, two genetic tests had to be negative before being quarantined, resulting in an average hospital stay of about 25 days and a longer hospital stay of more than 100 days.

In the future, it will be quarantined if it is two times negative or if clinical symptoms improve without heat in three days after the onset.

The asymptomatic box is released if there are no clinical symptoms for 10 days after confirmation.

[Eung-Kyung Jung/Director of Disease Management Headquarters: Those who contacted 4 days after the onset of illness did not have any confirmed persons. On the first day of the onset, or the day before the onset, the infectivity is very high.]

In addition, if the patient has improved symptoms, he or she will either go to the living treatment center or move the hospital room.