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Yesterday (9th), 72 new corona19 confirmed cases came out, keeping the double digits for three consecutive days.

The government will look at the trend of confirmed cases this holiday season, and will confirm and announce a plan to adjust the distance tomorrow.



This is Nam Joo-hyun.



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Of the 72 new confirmed cases, 61 were domestic outbreaks, excluding 11 from overseas.



By region, there were 55 people from the metropolitan area, 3 from Busan, and 1 from Daejeon, Chungnam, and Jeonnam.



Another confirmed person came from the military base.



A total of two men, one officer and one soldier in their 20s, were tested positive in the army unit in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do.



The route of infection has not yet been confirmed, so we are investigating the history of outings and close contacts.



The number of corona tests conducted yesterday was 4,400, and the positive rate compared to the number of tests was 1.62%.



The positive rate was significantly higher than 0.47% in 11,000 tests the previous day.



The health authorities will observe the trend of the Hangeul Day holiday and announce a plan to adjust the distance tomorrow.



An increase in the amount of movement during the three-day holiday period can be a variable.



[Jeong Eun-kyung/Director of Disease Control: Please remember that this weekend, October 11, is the Chuseok special quarantine period, as risk factors such as the Hangeul Day holiday are continuing after Chuseok...

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Epidemiologic investigations and analysis of infections related to the Chuseok holiday are also in progress, with 6 cases of infection through family meetings, of which additional transmission occurred in 4 cases.



[Yoon Tae-ho/Head of Central Accident Control Headquarters: Considering that the incubation period has not yet passed enough, we will observe the trend a little more and evaluate the impact of the



Chuseok holiday

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Since it is in full swing, it is important to follow personal quarantine rules.