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Yesterday (19th), Corona 19 continued to flow overseas, and 22 out of 26 new confirmers were counted as cases of overseas inflow. From today, the government will strengthen quarantine by expanding the target countries for strengthening quarantine to six countries.

Reporter Nam Joo-hyun.

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Of the 26 new confirmed cases, 4 are confirmed in Korea.

It is the first time since May 19 that the number of confirmed cases in Korea has decreased to one place.

The number of foreign inflow cases is steadily increasing to 22.

In the past two weeks, domestic outbreaks decreased by an average of 9.6 people per day compared to the previous two weeks, but the number of foreign inflow patients increased by 11.6.

It is related to the recent confirmation of a large number of foreign workers or foreign sailors who have arrived for shifts and construction workers returning from Iraq.

From today, the government has decided to expand the target countries for strengthening quarantine from 4 to 6, strengthening its control of foreign inflows, and sending a charter to Iraq as early as this week to restore construction workers.

[Kim Kang-lip / Vice-Minister of Health and Welfare: Corona 19 is spreading worldwide, and the situation of increasing inflows from overseas has been seriously recognized… .]

As the proliferation trend of Corona 19 calmed down in Korea, some of the'strengthened quarantine measures' applied to the metropolitan area were eased.

Public facilities such as museums and art galleries in the metropolitan area, which had been suspended since May 29, are open from today on condition of restricting the number of admissions and introducing electronic access lists.

Collective restrictions on 12 high-risk facilities, such as a singing range, and obligation to comply with quarantine regulations will continue to be maintained, and the admission of spectators to professional sports will be reviewed later.