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Today (21st), the number of new corona cases is expected to be around 1,300. Fortunately, the number of patients is gradually decreasing. The government said its goal is to introduce an oral treatment, which is another means to overcome the corona virus, along with vaccines in January or February next year.



Correspondent Jang Se-man.



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quarantine authorities said that they selected 28.5% of the 11,000 confirmed cases last week, and as a result of the investigation, 100% were all 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 delta mutation with high infectivity 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: (Janssen broke infection) because the high level three times than other infectious conditions, providing for vaccination plan to review the next week committee]



Information Commissioner Corona drug addition, and eating In this regard, 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.



There was also a statement that a plan to advance the gradual recovery of daily life to the 1st of next month is under consideration.



[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

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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.