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new coronavirus confirmed cases was counted to 700 for two consecutive days. Although the number of confirmed cases is not decreasing, the government has predicted that some people who have completed the vaccination may take off their masks around Chuseok in September, when the corona19 vaccination for high-risk people is completed.



Reporter Kim Deok-hyun reports.



<Reporter> The



government plans to end the first vaccination of 13 million people by the end of next month and 36 million people, or 70% of the people, by September.



However, it is the judgment of the quarantine authorities that the mask cannot be removed based on the standard of the first vaccination alone.



Seniors 65 years of age or older, people with disabilities, and people with underlying diseases, and other high-risk groups, can take off their masks only after completing the 1st and 2nd vaccinations, which is expected to be around Chuseok at the end of September.



[Kwon Joon-wook/President of the National Institute of Health: When it comes to Chuseok, first go outdoors. And if there are various safety and such things related to wearing a mask even outdoors... .] The



quarantine authorities added that it is difficult to predict when to take off the mask because there are many variables such as the mutant virus outbreak.



In addition, it emphasized adherence to quarantine regulations such as wearing a mask until vaccination is sufficiently performed.



Corona 19 confirmed cases are on the rise two days in a row.



The average number of confirmed cases per week has increased by 44.1 in the metropolitan area.



The number of people in the non-metropolitan area decreased by 5.7, but the spread of some areas is not serious.



At the dance club in Busan, 10 people were added yesterday (13th), and 24 people have been confirmed so far, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 39 in connection with the nightclub in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do.



The three local governments in Suncheon, Yeosu, and Gwangyang in Jeollanam-do held a joint press conference today and decided to jointly respond to the spread of infections centered on nightclubs and entertainment facilities, such as raising the distance to the second stage.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)