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Today (11th), the number of new coronavirus cases is expected to be around 500, down from yesterday.
Although the number of confirmed cases is gradually decreasing, it is still too early to be relieved.
Reporter Kim Hyung-rae reports.
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average number of confirmed cases in Korea for the past week was 738, which is more than 20% less than the previous week.
In addition, the infectious ash production index, which indicates how many people one confirmed person infects, has dropped below 1 for the first time in three months since October last year.
The quarantine authorities said that although the third epidemic of Corona 19 has passed its peak and is showing a decreasing trend, it is not yet a situation to be relieved.
[Son Young-rae / Head of Social Strategy Division, Central Accident Control Headquarters: There is still a couple more months left in the winter, when the virus is active, and the outbreak of mutant viruses in foreign countries is not unusual.] In
particular, the proportion of group infections in multi-use facilities among infection routes was last November. Although it fell to half the level compared to the middle of the year, the number of cases of infection through individual contact with the confirmed person doubled, expressing concern.
This means that recent infection patterns are mainly occurring through individual contacts, such as private appointments or meetings.
Although the number of severely ill patients has declined a bit, it is still a burden that the fatality rate has increased as the number of deaths is still over 400 and the number of deaths has not decreased.
Regarding the special quarantine measures that have been extended to the 17th, it has said that it is possible to ease distancing, including lifting the group ban, by reducing the size of the outbreak as much as possible during this week.