<Anchor> The number of



corona patients increased by 1,500 more. However, if you look at the week by week, the number of patients is gradually decreasing. The government said its goal is to bring an edible treatment effective against Corona into Korea early next year.



Reporter Jang Se-man covered the story.



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quarantine authorities said last week that 28.5% of the 11,000 confirmed cases were selected and investigated, and 100% of them were confirmed to be delta mutations.



This is the first time that the detection rate of delta mutations is 100%, which means that virtually all of the confirmed cases are delta mutations.



As the number of highly infectious delta mutations increases, the number of breakthrough infections confirmed after completion of inoculation is also increasing significantly.



In the first week of October, 1 out of 4 total confirmed cases was estimated to be a breakthrough infection, and the proportion more than quadrupled from two months ago.



By vaccine type, Janssen's vaccine was the most common.



[Jeongeungyeong / Disease Management Commissioner: Because (Janssen broke infection), high levels one to three times than other infectious conditions, to review the committee next week to prepare for a vaccination plan]



Information Commissioner is associated with corona treatments yet to eat Therefore, he said that the goal is to introduce it in Korea in January or February next year.



He said that he is discussing contracts with three companies, saying that it is necessary to secure additional quantities beyond the previous announcement of securing 40,000 people.



As of 00:00 today (20th), the inoculation completion rate is 66.7%, and it is expected that the inoculation completion rate of 70%, a prerequisite for a step-by-step recovery, will be reached as early as this Saturday.



There was also a statement that it is considering a plan to advance the step-by-step recovery of daily life to the 1st of next month.



[Shin Hyun-young/Democratic Rep. (Welfare Committee): Are you reviewing the possibility of a step-by-step recovery from November 1st?]



[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare: Yes, we are reviewing

]

Regarding



the point of passively acknowledging adverse reactions to the corona vaccine Commissioner Jeong said that a new vaccine safety committee will be formed with the Academy of Medicine, and that if the scope of causality recognition expands, the standards will be applied retroactively to compensate.



(Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)