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Corona has 280 new confirmed cases. Except for those coming from abroad, there are 264 people in Korea alone. 200 people for two days in a row, the graph seems to have come down a little, but the quarantine authorities warned that it was rather before the storm. The biggest concern is that cases where we can't figure out who got it from are popping up here and there. The government is preparing detailed guidelines on what to do with the business of restaurants, buses and subways, and issues that will have a profound impact on the lives of the common people if they enter the third stage of distance.

This is Park Chan-beom reporter.

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were 212 confirmed cases in Korea only in the metropolitan area, and 52 were confirmed in the remaining 11 provinces.

Among the new confirmed cases in the last two weeks, the number of confirmed cases aged 60 and over has increased to 32%.

On the 18th, the number of seriously ill patients, which was a single digit, is approaching 40.

[Kwon Jun-wook/President of the National Institute of Health: The number of confirmed cases seems to be stagnating, but we believe it is the eve of a storm of spreading nationwide.] The

quarantine authorities are preparing detailed guidelines in preparation for the 3rd step of social distancing.

Public transportation distancing is being discussed as a way to adjust commute hours, and private facilities are also considering stopping operations after 9pm.

However, the authorities explained that measures such as restricting movement by cities and provinces ahead of the Chuseok holiday are not subject to review.

[Yoon Tae-ho / Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: When visiting the Seongmyo or Bonan Room, we are thinking about how to disperse this part and reduce the density within it.) The

government announced the number of new confirmed cases this week . Depending on what happens, it is expected to be a critical step in deciding whether to upgrade to the third level.

(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: So Ji-hye, CG: Jung Hyun-jung, Lee Yu-jin)