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new corona19 confirmed patients stayed at 300 units for two consecutive days.
However, from yesterday (18th), as facilities that had been closed so far, such as gyms and academies, resumed business, the government repeatedly demanded that if the quarantine regulations are not followed, it can be re-proliferated at any time.
Reporter Ahn Sang-woo on the report.
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Of the 386 new corona19 confirmed cases added yesterday, 351 cases were infected in Korea.
241 people were concentrated in metropolitan areas such as Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, and 110 people occurred in non-capital areas such as Busan, Gangwon and Daegu.
The number of foreign inflow cases was counted as 35.
The number of new confirmed cases stayed at 300 for two days in a row, and the spread of infection has slowed, but the situation is still being vigilant.
In the last week, the number of outbreaks of outbreaks has declined, while the rate of infection from contact with confirmed patients has reached 45%.
In addition, stores have been open from yesterday at 190,000 cafes nationwide that only had to be packaged or delivered, and 112,000 multi-use facilities such as gyms, academies, and singing practice centers in the metropolitan area that had to be closed have also resumed daily activities. Is widened again.
[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: If infection increases in daily life, the number of confirmed cases may rise again at any time.
If the situation worsens before and after the Lunar New Year, we will be forced to face the defensive again in the difficult fight against Corona.]
The number of deaths from Corona 19 increased by 19 a day yesterday, killing 1,283 so far.