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were 438 new corona 19 confirmed cases yesterday (29th), continuing to 400 for two consecutive days.
The health authorities requested that the 3rd epidemic be not prolonged in the year-end and New Year holidays, so that quarantine regulations should be followed and proactively undergo examination.
This is Nam Joo-hyun.
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Of the 438 newly confirmed cases, 414 were domestic cases excluding 24 confirmed cases from overseas.
The number of inspections on the weekend decreased from 500 people for three days in a row to 400 for two days in a row.
By region, 261 cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area, and 153 were confirmed from non-capital areas, including 52 in Busan and 22 in Chungbuk.
In Seoul, a new group infection related to a sports facility in Nowon-gu and a home shopping company in Mapo-gu was confirmed, and the cumulative confirmed cases were 12 and 10, respectively.
Busan, where more than 50 confirmed cases were confirmed for two days in a row, and the Yeongseo, Gyeongnam, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk regions of Gangwon-do decided to promote the second phase.
Health authorities have warned that small-scale infections in multi-use facilities such as aerobics classrooms, table tennis courts, academies, and saunas are leading to large-scale infections through family, acquaintances and colleagues.
[Gang Do-tae/Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare: If this situation persists, it is very likely that the third outbreak will prolonged in the year-end and New Year holidays when people move and contact increases.]
In particular, since there are many asymptomatic infections, especially among younger people, it is difficult to break the chain of infection with the conventional method, so even if there are no symptoms, he asked to be actively tested.