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320 new confirmed cases have appeared. The number of domestic outbreaks alone rose to 307 and 300 in three days. Although the number of confirmed cases is also a number, it is increasingly difficult for the quarantine authorities to quickly identify and cope with how the disease spread and where to stop it. The prime minister said that the greatest crisis has come.

First, the comprehensive corona situation, reporter Ahn Sang-woo summarizes.

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Of the 320 new corona19 confirmed cases, 307 cases occurred in Korea.

The spread of infection in the metropolitan area is not slowing, with only 229 people in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon.

Regarding the Sarang First Church in Seoul, 18 people were added, and 933 people have been confirmed so far.

The quarantine authorities said that 97% of the 3,900 members of the list of members secured so far have been inspected.

The number of confirmed cases related to the Gwanghwamun assembly increased by 26 to 219.

In response to the rapid increase in confirmed cases, the government appealed that our quarantine system has reached its limit.

[Sae-gyun Jeong/Prime Minister: The quarantine is facing the greatest crisis seven months after the first corona19 confirmed in Korea.] It

is also a problem that the positive test rate is high compared to the number of tests.

The positive rate, which has soared to a maximum of 4.3% since the 14th, was 1.35% today (26th), but it is still very high considering that the average positive rate in May, when the Itaewon club-footed group infection occurred, was only 0.24%.

[Jung Eun-kyung/Director of Disease Control Center: Only by blocking the current rapid increase in confirmed cases, the collapse of the medical system can be prevented and the damage to the elderly and the underlying disease can be reduced.] The

health authorities set aside social distancing to slow the current spread . He emphasized the need for thorough practice.

[Yoon Tae-ho / Head of Central Accident Control Headquarters: (Last February) The reduction in movement amount is still half (20%) compared to the maximum 40% reduction in movement amount. We ask for a more active participation.] The

authorities are expecting to appear this week if the effect of step 2 of distancing is as early as possible, and the result is likely to determine whether to upgrade to step 3.

(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Hwang Ji-young)