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new corona19 confirmed cases fell below 1,000 people for two consecutive days, and 840 people were added a day yesterday (5th).
Meanwhile, the government decided to come up with an improvement plan in response to the criticism that the quarantine standards for indoor sports facilities are ambiguous.
Reporter Ahn Sang-woo delivers.
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Among the new corona19 confirmed cases that occurred yesterday, 809 cases were infected in Korea.
By region, 567 people were concentrated in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon.
In the non-metropolitan area, 242 people were added as confirmed cases occurred in all cities and provinces such as Busan and Gwangju.
For two consecutive days, the number of new confirmed cases has fallen below the 1,000 mark, but it is not yet a step of peace.
This is because group infections in vulnerable facilities such as correctional facilities and nursing hospitals continue.
In fact, at the Eastern Detention Center, where the 6th full investigation was conducted, 66 detainees were further confirmed, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases infected at correctional facilities nationwide increased to 1,191.
[Yoon Tae-ho/Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: (correction facility) One mask per day will be provided to prisoners, and employees will be subjected to a rapid antigen test once a week to block the influx of Corona 19.]
In addition, the government Among indoor sports facilities, it was pointed out that the standards were ambiguous regarding the limited business allowance for some industries considering the caring function, so we decided to come up with an improvement plan.
[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: Although the standard was set by the government after hard work, it will need to be supplemented if it is not accepted in the field.
It is because implementation and practice are more important than the standards themselves.]
Meanwhile, the number of deaths infected with Corona increased by 20 per day yesterday, killing 1,27 so far.