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Corona 19 confirmed cases have been maintained for five days.

Even though it improved compared to the time when 1,000 people came out a day, group infection continues and is still in the middle of winter.

So, the government said that it would consider whether the average number of confirmed patients per day should be separated from 400 people to reduce the distance.



Reporter Jang Hoon-kyung.



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the 11th, 17 additional people were confirmed at the US military base in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where the first confirmed cases were found.



The number of cumulative confirmed cases related to saunas in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul and religious facilities in Seodaemun-gu continues to increase.




[Lim Sook-young/Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters: Even if group infection occurs only in one place, the number of confirmed cases can increase significantly at any time.] The number of



domestic outbreaks is from an average of 1,000 per day to 4 weeks. Down to half.



The proportion of group infections in multi-use facilities such as churches and indoor sports facilities decreased, and infections through personal contact increased.



Although the number of patients is on the decline, the government is cautious about reviewing phasing as there are two more months left in the winter, when the possibility of contagion is high.



[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare: If the reduction is not sufficient yet and the (confirmed) reaches 400, we plan to assess the risk and review (relieve distance).]




130 of the temporary screening inspection centers in the metropolitan area, which are effective in finding hidden confirmed cases, have decided to extend operation until February 14, when the Lunar New Year holiday ends.



A vaccination center being installed on a trial basis at the National Medical Center was also unveiled for the first time ahead of vaccination next month.



It was placed next to the quarantine treatment bed so that any adverse reactions occurred after vaccination could be taken immediately.



(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Park Jin-hoon)