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Yesterday (23rd), the number of new corona19 confirmed cases increased to 428, reaching the 400 mark again in one day.
With mass infections in multi-use facilities continuing, 250,000 Pfizer vaccines suitable for seniors aged 75 and over arrived in Korea today from next month.
Reporter Kim Deok-hyun.
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Yesterday, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases rose to 428, again reaching 400 in one day.
Since mid-November last year, the aftermath of the third pandemic continues, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 99,000, reaching 100,000.
In particular, cases of group infection have been confirmed one after another, centering on multi-use facilities such as public baths.
14 people were tested positive at the apartment sauna in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and the number of confirmed cases related to the bathhouse in Jinju City, Gyeongnam was counted as a cumulative 223.
In the SK men's handball team, 11 players, including players, were confirmed, but the route of infection has not yet been confirmed.
From next month, 250,000 Pfizer vaccines, which will be suitable for seniors aged 75 and over, have entered the country today, and the government has asked for active participation in the vaccination.
[Yoon Tae-ho / Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: If you actively participate in the COVID-19 vaccination, our society can form collective immunity and restore daily life.]
In addition,
as the rehabilitation
campaign begins tomorrow, customized quarantine measures
can be taken.
It is a policy to come up with.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said yesterday that more than 20,000 people received the vaccine, and 73,000 people completed the first dose of the vaccine, and about 1,400 medical staff and workers at the Corona 19 treatment hospital received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Authorities are planning to announce the results of discussions the day after tomorrow regarding the introduction of vaccination leave raised by some.