<Anchor> The number of



corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 583.

The number of additional confirmed cases per day is the highest in eight months since the beginning of March.

During the first outbreak this year, patients mainly came out of Daegu and Gyeongbuk, where Shincheonji Church was located, and during the second outbreak at the end of last August, the number of confirmed cases increased, mainly from participants in the Gwanghwamun assembly, but this time the pattern is slightly different.

The virus is spreading rapidly through everyday spaces such as restaurants, academies, and saunas, not through any area or specific group, but through family or social gatherings.

I'm also worried that the number of confirmed cases is increasing among younger people, but the quarantine authorities warned that as many as 600 confirmed cases per day by the beginning of next month.



This is the first news today (26th), reporter Ahn Sang-woo.



<Reporter>



In February, the first epidemic spread in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, centering on Shincheonji church members.



The second epidemic of August spread mainly in the metropolitan area through members of Sarangjeil Church and participants in the Gwanghwamun assembly.



However, in recent outbreaks, infectious agents with unknown paths of infection are appearing simultaneously across the country.



In particular, yesterday, when the number of confirmed cases increased rapidly, new cases came out from all 17 cities and provinces nationwide, including the metropolitan area.



[Lee Sang-won/Director of Epidemiological Investigation Analysis, Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters: (Now) not one large radio source in a specific region leads the outbreak, but small outbreaks continue to occur in several regions, and it is again becoming another source of infection. )]



It is also a problem that the number of confirmed young people has recently increased.



The percentage of confirmed cases in their 20s and 30s with a wide range of activities and many asymptomatic cases soared to 33%.



[Lee Sang-won/Director of Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis, Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters: From the perspective of quarantine, it means that the scope to be managed has been greatly expanded, and more efforts are needed than ever before.] So



, until the beginning of next month, from 400 to 600 people every day

.

The authorities predict that an infected person could come out.



There is also an opinion that if the number of confirmed cases does not decrease, stronger measures are needed.



[Ki-Seok Jeong/Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hallym University Sungshim Hospital: (Newly confirmed) If you can't get out of the 400, 500 line, it will start putting a great load on medical institutions right away.

It is time to consider upgrading to 2.5 steps for the metropolitan area...

] The



authorities have clarified the position that the review of the 2.5 step upgrade is a little early, saying that the distancing effect of the metropolitan area has not yet appeared.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Park Seon, VJ: Oh Se-gwan)