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44 new corona19 confirmed in Korea. Quarantine officials have banned all churches except regular worship from this weekend.

Reporter Nam Joo-hyun reports.

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Of the 44 new confirmers, 23 cases of foreign inflows and 21 cases of regional outbreaks.

Cases of regional outbreaks were concentrated in the metropolitan area and Gwangju, with 15 in the metropolitan area, 5 in Gwangju, and 1 in Daejeon.

Quarantine authorities are keeping an eye on religious events this weekend to reduce local infection.

Non-regular prayer meetings, Bible study gatherings, choir practice, such as wasting is forbidden.

[Kwon Joon-wook/National Health Research Institute: Please understand that this is an inevitable measure to prevent high-risk infections and protect lives.] We

are also continuing to administer'Remedyvir', a corona19 treatment for severe patients.

So far, 9 out of 27 domestic patients who have been given remedyvir have improved, and 3 have worsened.

There were no significant changes in status for the remaining 15 people.

Health officials say it is not yet possible to determine whether it is due to the effects of Remdesibir.

Plasma treatments are also accelerating.

So far, 171 people have been given plasma to develop treatments.

Health officials say production of plasma treatments for clinical trials will begin as early as this week, and clinical trials will follow.