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Yesterday (10th), 689 new cases of Corona 19 occurred.

It is the second largest after 909 people at the end of February.

In particular, more than 500 new confirmed cases have occurred in the metropolitan area, and the government plans to operate 150 temporary screening clinics in the metropolitan area starting next Monday to detect latent infections early.



This is Han Ji-yeon.



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689 new corona19 confirmed cases were the highest in 286 days after recording 909 on February 29, the first epidemic.



Excluding 16 foreign inflows, 673 cases occurred in Korea, and 512 cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area, including 250 in Seoul, 225 in Gyeonggi and 37 in Incheon.



In particular, Gyeonggi Province has been breaking records every day since the beginning of this month.



In the case of major infections, 21 confirmed cases were found at a nursing home in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, which was derived from the case of'Pagoda Town' and a song class, a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul.



In addition, a total of 17 confirmed cases related to religious facilities in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, 12 cases related to academy in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, and 11 cases related to military units in Namdong-gu, Incheon.



[Yoon Tae-ho / Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: 76% of the total number of patients in the metropolitan area still accounts for 76% of the total, and the spread of the epidemic in the metropolitan area is not reversing.

The effect of the 2nd step of distance seems to be limited.]



Among the corona19 patients, 8 died the day before, and 8 more died yesterday, resulting in 572 deaths.



There are 169 patients with severe gastric disorders, three fewer than the previous day.



The government will operate more than 150 temporary screening clinics from the 14th to detect latent infections in the metropolitan area early.



As for the corona test method, you can choose from a conventional PCR test that collects a sample from the nose, a saliva PCR test using saliva, and a rapid antigen test that can detect infection at the site within 30 minutes.



The government is also planning to send more than 800 people, including the military, police, and trainees, to each area of ​​the metropolitan area to support epidemiological investigations.