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new corona 19 confirmed cases exceeded 300 for the first time since the Shincheonji incident. The health authorities saw this weekend as an important step in deciding whether or not the corona19 pandemic, and repeatedly requested that quarantine regulations be followed.

This is Nam Joo-hyun.

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Among the 324 new confirmed cases, 315 were domestic cases, excluding 9 from overseas.

This is the first time that the number of confirmed cases exceeded 300 per day, excluding the time of the Shincheonji pandemic.

244 new cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area alone, including 125 in Seoul and 102 in Gyeonggi, and corona19 confirmed in all regions except Jeju.

Health officials are concerned that there is a growing risk of the metropolitan epidemic spreading across the country.

[Kim Kang-rip / Vice Minister of Health and Welfare: Even in areas where the number of patients has not been large, there have been around 10 patients, and there is a growing risk that the outbreak in the metropolitan area could spread nationwide.]

Sarangjeil Church and Liberation Day assembly-related collective infection In the midst of full swing, the government is expecting the effect of suppressing the spread of social distancing by raising the second stage from this weekend.

In particular, we are in a hurry to secure hospital beds and life treatment centers in the metropolitan area, considering that rapid follow-up, inspection, and isolation are important.

In the metropolitan area, we plan to secure 30 more critical care beds in one week and another 30 in two weeks.

In connection with the controversy over the penalty dispute over the cancellation or postponement of the wedding, the health authorities said the Korea Federation of Weddings had accepted the FTC's request.

The wedding can be postponed without penalty for up to 6 months from the due date of the wedding, and if the wedding is held as scheduled, the minimum number of guarantees can be reduced.