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Pre-registration for the corona vaccine for those aged 18 to 49 will start at 8:00 pm, a few minutes later. Since the total number of participants is quite large, about 16 million, we divided the reservation dates according to their birthdays. So today, August 9th, only people with births on the 9th, 19th, and 29th can book the vaccine. Please keep in mind that subjects must complete identity authentication with Naver or Kakao in advance, and that another person cannot substitute for them or access multiple devices at the same time. As I said earlier, the interval between vaccinations has been increased, but we will find out if the first day is going well by connecting with a reporter after a while.



It would be possible to dampen the momentum of the corona virus only if the vaccination rate is increased, but the number of confirmed cases has not come down from the four-digit number for over a month. Yesterday, as of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases reached nearly 1,500, the highest number ever. A delta mutation with strong contagious power was confirmed at a nursing hospital in Busan where several people were infected with Corona even though they were all vaccinated.



By Kim Yong-tae, staff reporter.



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is a church in Seocho-gu, Seoul.



After one church member was confirmed on the 4th, nearly 30 people were infected.



I wore a mask, but it didn't stop the spread.



[Park Yu-mi / Seoul City Citizen Health Bureau Director: It was located underground, so natural ventilation was difficult, and it is estimated that it spread through worship and activities for over an hour.]



More than 1,000 confirmed cases have been reported for the 34th day.



Yesterday, 1,492 new confirmed cases decreased by more than 200 from the previous day, but as of Sunday, it is the highest number ever.



In the past week, the number of patients in the metropolitan area decreased slightly (-2.4%), but it increased slightly (+2.3%) in non-metropolitan areas, indicating that the spread is continuing.



The proportion of patients in non-metropolitan areas also fluctuates around 40%.



In particular, in Busan, which will be upgraded to stage 4 from tomorrow, a new cluster infection occurred at a traditional market in Suyeong-gu, and the number of confirmed patients at Gijang-gun nursing hospital increased.



The number of breakthrough infections among those who completed vaccinations at nursing hospitals increased to 41, and as expected, the delta mutation was confirmed.



[Park Young-joon / Head of Epidemiological Investigation Team, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: High age, relatively low immune formation due to underlying diseases, the influence of delta mutation, and prolonged exposure in a closed environment (there were many break-through infections)]



The quarantine authorities judged that a third booster vaccination is also necessary for the high-risk group of nursing hospitals.



However, among those who completed vaccination, the estimated number of breakthrough infections was about 1,500, or 0.02%.



He also emphasized that even if a breakthrough infection occurs, more than 80% of the disease can be prevented from progressing to severe disease if one receives the vaccine.



(Video editing: So-Young Lee, CG: Jong-Jeong Lee, VJ: So-Young Shin) 



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