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New corona 19 confirmed cases came out yesterday (4th), 473 people, and in 6 days, it came down to 400.
The government believes that it is at the crossroads of the 4th epidemic and decided to increase the speed of vaccination while strengthening quarantine.
This is Nam Joo-hyun.
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Out of the 473 new confirmed cases, 449 were domestic patients excluding 24 foreign patients.
By region, there are 276 people in the metropolitan area and 173 people in the non-metropolitan area.
On the 15th of last month, the proportion of new confirmed patients in the non-metropolitan area, which was in the 20% range before the enforcement of special quarantine measures in the metropolitan area, approached 40%.
The government released a talk to the public and warned that it is at the crossroads of the fourth epidemic.
[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare (Yesterday): If the outbreak now spreads again, the outbreak could grow to 1,000 or more a day within a short time.]
Yesterday, 629 people received the first dose of the Corona 19 vaccine, and the cumulative number of inoculations was 962,000 It was counted as.
The vaccination rate is still low at 1.85% compared to the entire population.
Health officials analyzed the timing of the vaccine's effectiveness as of the end of June, when the first dose of 12 million people was finished.
To speed up vaccination, we have decided to open the door of local vaccination centers on weekends and public holidays.
From the 8th, 22 local vaccination centers will be added in addition to 49 vaccination centers already in operation.
Workers who took family care leave due to the COVID-19 outbreak can apply for government subsidies starting today.
If a family member is confirmed or a worker who takes a vacation to care for a child of 2nd grade or younger staying at home due to remote classes, corona symptoms, etc., you can apply for a maximum of 500,000 won per day of 50,000 won.