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is the number of new corona19 confirmed four days in a row.
From today (19th), a total inspection of nursing hospitals, mental hospitals, nursing facility workers and users in the metropolitan area will begin.
This is Nam Joo-hyun.
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Of the 76 new confirmed cases, 50 are domestic outbreaks, minus 26 from overseas.
By region, 30 people were confirmed in the metropolitan area, and 20 people occurred outside the metropolitan area, including 14 in Busan.
The average number of confirmed cases in Korea per day in the last week was 62.1, similar to the previous week.
At the SRC Rehabilitation Hospital in Gwangju City, Gyeonggi-do, where a large-scale group infection occurred, eight more confirmed cases were confirmed, and at Haetrak Nursing Hospital in Busan, 14 more were confirmed, resulting in a cumulative 73.
As group infections continue in nursing hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, and nursing facilities, which are susceptible to infection, the elderly and patients with many underlying diseases are subject to full-scale tests starting today.
160,000 people in the metropolitan area, where the occurrence of Corona 19 is the most, are first tested.
[Minister of Health and Welfare: Park Neung-hoo/Minister of Health and Welfare: In hospitals and nursing facilities that protect the elderly and patients, please thoroughly follow quarantine regulations such as management of workers and diagnostic tests when symptoms occur.]
Influenza vaccine vaccination is also available for the elderly over 70 years old. It started today.
It can be crowded and crowded, so it is best to make a reservation before visiting.
Free vaccinations for seniors aged 62 to 69 will start on the 26th, a week later.