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Yesterday (19th) there were 288 new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea, recording three digits for 7 consecutive days. In Seongbuk-gu's physical college entrance exam, 19 people were confirmed, including high school 3rd graders.

This is Max Shik, reporter.

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Of the 288 new confirmed cases, 276 were domestic cases excluding 12 foreign inflows.

Domestic outbreaks were 135 in Seoul, 81 in Gyeonggi, and 10 in Incheon, with 226 confirmed in the metropolitan area alone, and confirmed cases were found in most regions except Ulsan, Sejong and Jeju.

Amidst the nth infections related to Sarangjeil Church, a large number of confirmed cases came out from the College of Physical Education entrance examination specialty academy in Seongbuk-gu.

As a result of having been individually tested by about 60 students, including students, 19 people, including high school students, were tested positive.

As the corona 19 confirmed one after another and the demand for tests increased, the city of Seoul decided to extend the operating hours of screening clinics by up to 3 hours and install 15 more screening clinics.

[Kim Kang-rip / Vice Minister of Health and Welfare: We advise you not to make appointments on the coming weekend and refrain from moving between unnecessary areas.] The

Central Disaster Countermeasures and Safety Headquarters relates to the dissemination of false information that the Seoul Metropolitan Government is raising social distancing to three stages. He said that the goal is to curb the spread of Corona 19 in the second phase, and that the third phase upgrade, which has a major impact on people's lives and economy, is not yet under consideration.

In addition, the current situation in the metropolitan area does not correspond to the three-stage upgrade standard, but he said he would keep an eye on the spread of infection in the future.