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Today (26th), the number of new coronavirus confirmed cases is expected to be around 400.

The government today announces a distancing adjustment plan that will take effect in March.



This news is from Sohn Hyung-an.



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The total number of new corona19 confirmed cases nationwide until 9 o'clock last night was 362.



That's 29 more people than it was at the same time the day before.



There are 260 people in the metropolitan area, including Seoul, and 102 people in the non-metropolitan area, and sporadic regional infections continue.



As the final count closes around midnight, the number of new confirmed cases announced today is expected to increase to around 400.



In the case of major infections, there is a trend of continuing confirmations involving meetings with work, family, and acquaintances.



In Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, 11 people were confirmed through a serial infection that started at a family gathering and led to acquaintances, and additional confirmations are continuing in existing collective infection sites such as a call center in Seo-gu, Gwangju and a plastic factory in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do.



[Lee Sang-won/Director of Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis, Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters: 3~400 confirmed cases continue to occur every day.

Do not forget that there is still an infectious disease epidemic, and strictly follow the distance and quarantine rules...

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Accordingly, the government is deeply concerned about the announcement of the distancing adjustment plan.



As soon as next month, some elementary, middle, and high school students start school and take classes to school, raising concerns about infection.



Apart from the distancing adjustment plan to be announced today, the government is expected to release the draft reorganization plan next week that changed the fundamental framework of the current five-stage distance distancing and listen to opinions from various fields.