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number of new coronavirus confirmed cases is increasing again.
The number of confirmed cases, which dropped to the 200 level, is expected to be 400 today (10th).
There have also been cases of group infection in the metropolitan area, and the number of confirmed cases infected with the mutant virus is increasing.
The government's worries are deepening as it is considering adjusting the distance stage.
Reporter Lee Hyun-jung reports.
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were 412 new confirmed cases nationwide each day counted until 9 o'clock last night.
There were 151 more people than the same time the day before, but most of the confirmed cases came from the metropolitan area.
Yesterday afternoon, 53 people were diagnosed with Corona 19 at religious facilities in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do and a nearby academy.
The number of new corona19 confirmed cases has declined to 200, but group infection continues again, centering on multi-use facilities such as religious facilities and academies.
Mutant viruses are also a problem.
Yesterday, 26 people were newly infected with the mutant virus, and the cumulative infection was 80.
Of the 26 people identified as mutations, 22 were foreign cases, but it is estimated that 4 were infected domestically.
They are known as foreigners who contacted Syrians living in Gyeongnam last month, who were confirmed to be infected with a mutant virus from the UK.
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mutation of the virus Corona 19 again re-spreading careful When seen, the quarantine authorities are tense.
On this Saturday, the government announced a plan to adjust distances to ban private gatherings with more than five people and to restrict business hours, and after the Lunar New Year holidays, a plan to reorganize distances, which improved the quarantine guidelines, is also planned.